<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738503744046927184</id><updated>2009-11-11T10:23:35.747-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Reflections</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738503744046927184/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Stan C. Countz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14104456004230817655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738503744046927184.post-4081702493220378764</id><published>2008-06-11T10:51:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T08:38:50.819-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BE INSPIRED...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/valleyviews"&gt;ABOUT ME&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://scountz.blogspot.com/"&gt;COME LET US REASON TOGETHER&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hishighestandbest.blogspot.com/"&gt;HIS HIGHEST AND BEST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tntbravo.blogspot.com/2008/03/life-is-vapor-never-let-anyone-steal.html"&gt;NEVER LET ANYONE STEAL YOUR DREAMS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/738503744046927184-4081702493220378764?l=thisolmirror.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/feeds/4081702493220378764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738503744046927184&amp;postID=4081702493220378764' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738503744046927184/posts/default/4081702493220378764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738503744046927184/posts/default/4081702493220378764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/2008/06/photos-featured-in-valley-views.html' title='BE INSPIRED...'/><author><name>Stan C. Countz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14104456004230817655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='15818298637192063368'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738503744046927184.post-6216965200315704559</id><published>2008-02-12T06:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-12T07:19:04.391-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lyrics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='This Ol&apos; Mirror'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian poetry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><title type='text'>This Ol' Mirror</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/valleyviews"&gt;by Stan C. Countz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look in this ol’ mirror and see hollow eyes staring &lt;br /&gt;at a broken man with broken dreams &lt;br /&gt;It seems I’m gettin’ nearer as I stare in this ol’ mirror &lt;br /&gt;but nothin’s ever as easy as it seems&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This ol’ mirror is fallin’ apart &lt;br /&gt;just like this ol’ heart &lt;br /&gt;It goes against the grain &lt;br /&gt;and it’s hard to mend the pain &lt;br /&gt;of a broken man with a broken heart &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She tore me apart; she shattered my heart&lt;br /&gt;When I try to get up, I can’t seem to start&lt;br /&gt;I’m feeling kind of queasy; I know it won’t be easy&lt;br /&gt;But I gotta try to pick up the pieces of my broken heart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lookin’ at myself in this broken ol’ mirror&lt;br /&gt;I look like death warmed over but the day draws nearer &lt;br /&gt;when I can start all over again&lt;br /&gt;It may take a while, but this ol’ mirror &lt;br /&gt;will see me smile once again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I look in this ol’ mirror closely &lt;br /&gt;I see hollow eyes looking back at me&lt;br /&gt;My face looks worn and ghostly&lt;br /&gt;This ol’ mirror is cracked and steamy &lt;br /&gt;But one day it’s gonna see me smile &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This ol’ mirror is fallin’ apart just like this ol’ heart &lt;br /&gt;It goes against the grain and it’s hard to mend the pain &lt;br /&gt;of a broken man with a  broken heart &lt;br /&gt;but I need to start somewhere and I guess &lt;br /&gt;now’s as good a time as ever&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanna trade my tears for laughter&lt;br /&gt;to start a brand new chapter in my life &lt;br /&gt;and this time she’s not in it; I’m turnin’ over a new leaf&lt;br /&gt;It’ll take more than a minute, I need some love and relief&lt;br /&gt;I’m in this game to win it, but I need some time for grief&lt;br /&gt;But this ol’ mirror one day will see me smile again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe as they carry me down the aisle &lt;br /&gt;or when I've walked that last and final mile&lt;br /&gt;maybe then you'll see me smile but, by then, &lt;br /&gt;I won’t need this ol’ mirror again&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/738503744046927184-6216965200315704559?l=thisolmirror.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/feeds/6216965200315704559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=738503744046927184&amp;postID=6216965200315704559' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738503744046927184/posts/default/6216965200315704559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/738503744046927184/posts/default/6216965200315704559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thisolmirror.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-ol-mirror.html' title='This Ol&apos; Mirror'/><author><name>Stan C. 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