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The colors of forever

June 21, 2011
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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They see nothing
Their eyes are glazed
With the light of computer screens
[a web worthy of Shelob herself]
Ears stopped with the cries from within.

Jaunty caps
[black as one perched on a speaker]
And sour complaints.

Blue and white are the colors of the day
[could they be the colors of forever?]

I too am stained
Poisoned,
Tied-up and strung
[like the strings attached to friend's hearts, but worse[

But am I? Are they?
[is this all there is for me?]

© Olivia E., Alto, MI

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IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 23 2012 at 10:15 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Haha, gobbledygook XD I wrote this as a sort of commentary on social media :) As always, thank you for commenting, it is forever a pleasure :)
leafy said...
on Oct. 19 2011 at 8:03 am
leafy, City, Other
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Gil: I would like you to read my novel and get your opinion.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: I hate it.&nbsp;<br /> Gil: You haven&#039;t even read it yet.&nbsp;<br /> Ernest Hemingway: If it&#039;s bad, I&#039;ll hate it. If it&#039;s good, then I&#039;ll be envious and hate it even more. You don&#039;t want the opinion of another writer.&nbsp;

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I love this poem! I like abstract ones, but a lot of times,but a lot of times, itsq just an poet slapping down a bunch of gobbledygook XD but yours is good
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 2 2011 at 7:20 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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That would be really cool! Thank you very much for your comments and insight :)
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 2 2011 at 7:13 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Beautiful. I love the brackets. If I were to read this out loud I would get somebody to help me and one of us would read most of the poem and the other would read the bracketed parts.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 4:20 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thank you, Adeline, I'm glad you liked it :) 

I think it's funny that you guys are all confused and mystified by it, but are cautious about asking for the explanation, thinking that would break the mystery of it all somehow :) (It probably would, BTW XD )

 

foreveradreamer BRONZE said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 4:13 pm
foreveradreamer BRONZE, Sydney, Alabama
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We&#039;re all scared to say the things worth saying.

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wow that was very... abstract. but in a good way :) it left me speechless and confused (haha confusion again!) like thesilentraven, I was going to ask for you to explain, but I feel like that would take away from the essence of perspective of the poem. good job, i like it :)
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 11:16 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thankee very much, Dove dear!
A_shy_dove GOLD said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 7:58 am
A_shy_dove GOLD, Hubli, Other
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Never compare your life with others, as you have no idea what their journey is all about.

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I just loove the first stanza of your poem. And you have written the poem very well. Good job star girl. Namaste.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 18 2011 at 11:33 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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I am afraid that it would dissolve, the secret bhind it is not so secretive, though it doesn't make it any less mysterious or transparent in my opinion.

Thank you for your words, weaver, their complexity and eloquence drinks well.

Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 16 2011 at 1:35 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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At last; this is an extraordinary way to embrace your inner strangeness! My first instinct is to ask for clarification, but if I did, would that not dissolve the attractive mystery of the poem? It leaves me mentally thirsty, but in a good way, because that's what makes me descend deep down inside it, only to emerge with a greater mind. Well done, Stargirl, well done!
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 6:11 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Yeah. I'm glad you like it :) Thanks for the comment.
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jul. 13 2011 at 1:54 am
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I like this. It's cool. :)

There's a lot of mixed messages.