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Lavender Moon and a Silver Photograph MAG

October 2, 2009
By SummerMornings GOLD, Dunwoody, Georgia
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"Life is beautiful, but it's complicated... we don't need to understand. There are miracles, miracles..."

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piles of soft, clean laundry
ghost of a child perched
on a whirring white washing machine

flower petals on the walls
tossed away, falling
pink silk

scent of lavender
as I trace the moon
against the windowpane

outside
wind strokes my hair
red leaf flutters to the ground

I stare at a dusty photograph, wondering
when I was ever this innocent?
silver mornings come and go

© Taylor M., Pelham, AL

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swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 15 2013 at 7:02 pm
swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM, Arlington, Virginia
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beautifully written!
Yoyo96 said...
on Jun. 28 2010 at 7:24 pm
Yoyo96, Lake Station, Indiana
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what is this about??
AlexSerino said...
on Apr. 14 2010 at 9:03 am
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This is really deep. I think its so cutttte :D
SummerMornings GOLD said...
on Mar. 13 2010 at 9:49 pm
SummerMornings GOLD, Dunwoody, Georgia
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Thank you!
mkgirl395 GOLD said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 9:29 pm
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Wow. That really gives a couple of images. I love the way you made it so wistful, and how those memories seem so faded. Really beautiful work!