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September 18, 2014
By anna.marie BRONZE, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
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anna.marie BRONZE, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
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&ldquo;Don&#039;t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don&#039;t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.&rdquo; <br /> ― Albert Camus

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If the cry of midnight is but
A shadow in your rearview mirror, slowly
Tiptoeing across a distant horizon
Folding itself between the stars

If hazy figures fill your mind, if they
Dance on the windshield of your thoughts
Waltzing to tunes of hope and lust
On a road engraved with moonlit scars

And if dawn rears its ugly head
Over your weary, bloodshot eyes, you
Are possessed by love or loneliness
Both casualties of an equal kind.

© Jordan L., Wichita, KS

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Nated315 DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 11 2016 at 10:27 am
Nated315 DIAMOND, Georgetown, New York
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Truth has many shades. It&#039;s not a matter of black and white, but many grays.

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oh! I see! sorry about that... I tend to write Shakespearean Sonnets!!! XD
anna.marie BRONZE said...
on Jan. 30 2015 at 6:23 pm
anna.marie BRONZE, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Don&#039;t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don&#039;t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.&rdquo; <br /> ― Albert Camus

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@Nated315 It's a contemporary sonnet not a Shakespearean sonnet. Contemporary sonnets don't need a rhyme scene. Thanks for the input though.
Nated315 DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2015 at 11:29 am
Nated315 DIAMOND, Georgetown, New York
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Pretty good but the rhyme scheme for a sonnet is : a b a b c d c d e f e f g g
theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM said...
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&quot;Can&#039;t keep my eyes from the circling sky,<br /> Tongue-tied and twisted<br /> Just an earth-bound misfit, I&quot;<br /> ~Pink Floyd<br /> <br /> &quot;Now is blessed<br /> The rest<br /> remembered &quot; <br /> <br /> ~Jim Morrison

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this is incredible! :)
Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
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"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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This is reallly powerful, nad extremely beautiful :) Please keep writing, this poem is ssssoooooo Amazing! CX