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By Anonymous

   I am blind

But I can see the world

Much clearer than you can.



Did you ever hear the soft pitter-patter

Of a caterpillar walking across

A brown, dead oak leaf in autumn?

Have you ever heard a fly

as it sits down to dine

Upon your cake on the Fourth of July?

I have.



have you ever heard

The deafening sounds

of the flapping wings

Of a flock of starlings

As they fly south for the winter?



Have you ever tasted a color?

Like the bitterness of green?

Or the dull

Muted taste of brown?

I have.



Or have you ever smelled a color?

The strong reek of black

Or pink's sweet aroma?

Have you ever felt the down draft made by

The wings of a bumblebee

As it whizzes through the air?

I have.



The world is filled

With smells, sounds, tastes and sensations

That enable me to see

Much clearer than you can.




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the_sparrow SILVER said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 10:44 pm
the_sparrow SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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Wow! My favorite line is "Have you ever tasted a color"  So imaginative. So listen, i really admire you for being published in the magazine...I'm kind of REALLY hoping mine will be someday! so can you check out my stuff and tell me what you think please?
SummerDays11 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 10:34 pm
SummerDays11 BRONZE, Kamloops, Other
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Favorite Quote:
If I were to wish for anything<br /> I should not wish for wealth and power,<br /> but for the passionate sense of potential,<br /> for the eye which,<br /> ever young and ardent,<br /> sees the possible.

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Wow, that really opens your other senses to the world.
Lanielee BRONZE said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 1:23 pm
Lanielee BRONZE, Clemons, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all Murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire

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I loved your poem I thought it was great!!!
kmarie14 PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 22 2010 at 7:46 pm
kmarie14 PLATINUM, Hyrum, Utah
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&quot;Life is either an adventure...or nothing&quot; -Helen Keller

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wow the imagrey on this is amazing(: I love how the end ties into the begining so perfectly! :) thanks so much for posting! ! ! check out my work if you have time:)
MRose911 GOLD said...
on Oct. 22 2010 at 5:48 pm
MRose911 GOLD, Paradise, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;No boy is worth crying over and the one who is won&#039;t make you cry.&quot; - Sarah Kane

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this is probably one of the coolest poems i have ever read! :) you can completely see the images in your mind! This is awesome! Please check out my work! Thanks! :)
thatpoetgirl BRONZE said...
on Oct. 22 2010 at 5:34 pm
thatpoetgirl BRONZE, Ellenwood, Georgia
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amazing imagery... i love it 
ambretta BRONZE said...
on Jan. 26 2010 at 8:27 pm
ambretta BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
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this is really good! very detailed and creates pictures in the mind : )

..very good!
wombatz-rule GOLD said...
on Jan. 26 2010 at 5:42 pm
wombatz-rule GOLD, Montrose, Minnesota
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This is really neat. I love how you pointed out that you can see with more than just your eyes. Great work!