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Surrounding Beauty

January 18, 2013
By AshleyDrake PLATINUM, Indian Trail, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
I love you like this because I do not know any other way to love - Pablo Neruda, Sonnet 17

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Beauty surrounds me
In the light of my friends
Such wondrous qualities
Possessed in them
Courage to fight
Strength I can rely on
Love that never fails me
Tenacity that puts up with me
The best friends anyone can have
Taken by me.
And, sorry earthlings,
I'm keeping them.

© Sarah Q., Leawood, KS

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