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December 7, 2012
By Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
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Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. <br /> (G. Brooks)

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it never changes, how winter stalks
in, the way overcast
skies sweep over
the sun and all her radiance, then leave a frozen
moon to hang blankly,
silently,

over grey, crusted snow.
years die, only to be born again in the same
icy monotony,
flakes falling indifferently
to stark stillness
below, and you can always hear

that laughter around the
hearth when fingers unfreeze and
blush returns to dimpled cheeks.
as for me,
i like the snow –

the ice,

the cold, and the numbness
it brings

© Leni K., Marblehead, MA

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Sarah_Oso SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2013 at 8:15 pm
Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. <br /> (G. Brooks)

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hahahaha, nope :P
Sarah_Oso SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2013 at 8:14 pm
Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. <br /> (G. Brooks)

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Thank you!
Sarah_Oso SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2013 at 8:14 pm
Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
6 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. <br /> (G. Brooks)

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Thank you for your comments :)
Sarah_Oso SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2013 at 8:13 pm
Sarah_Oso SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
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Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along. <br /> (G. Brooks)

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Thanks :) .   
Madison_E BRONZE said...
on Dec. 13 2012 at 11:26 pm
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This was beautiful. Amazing (:
CariePierce BRONZE said...
on Dec. 13 2012 at 12:32 pm
CariePierce BRONZE, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Ethereal and beautiful, I love the slight passiveness in which the narrarator speaks, yet uses vivid emotional descriptions at the same time. Very good work.
not_steve_carlsberg SILVER said...
on Dec. 13 2012 at 12:20 pm
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So I'm not the only one who doesn't use uppercase letters for poetry.
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD said...
on Dec. 13 2012 at 12:31 am
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Beautiful poem! My favorite line was "years die, only to be born again in the same icy monotony". Keep up the good work!