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May 4, 2013
By hemingways_daughter DIAMOND, London, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&#039;Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.&#039;<br /> ― Virginia Woolf, &#039;A Room of One&#039;s Own&#039;

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i don't know why
everything reminded me
suddenly, of violets.
those perfect little blossoms -
i wait for them each spring and they
begin to fade before i've even grasped
their lovely presence.

thank heaven,
love, you came
just in time -
to close my lips with yours,
to seal your stardust in me -
and let no gasping truths
escape
into the wind.

© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA

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Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 4 2013 at 1:52 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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It is a beautiful image. I agree.
hemingways_daughter DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 4 2013 at 11:07 am
hemingways_daughter DIAMOND, London, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&#039;Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.&#039;<br /> ― Virginia Woolf, &#039;A Room of One&#039;s Own&#039;

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i believe the second stanza is better as well, but i was inspired by the flower to write, so.. and yes, i do use the same image for most of my poems, because it is my favourite image.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 3 2013 at 2:13 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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My favorite is the second stanza. By the way. I love how you use the same image for all of your poems, at least for the ones that I've read so far. I like that. It's like a niche. That sets you apart. And makes you memorable.