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Eye Contact MAG

July 1, 2009
By Jami Harmon BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
Jami Harmon BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
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eyes meet, impulse to stare

the intent gaze intensifies
the chaotic world continues
but all of its frivolities
disappear in the fog

for a five-second span
time and place forgotten
a name, a purpose, a thought
lost in the stupor

lids stay strained
will not dare to blink
every flake of worry
vanishes in the misty haze

heads turn, moment gone.



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on May. 21 2010 at 12:52 pm
avidDreamwriter BRONZE, Ridgeville, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Not all those who wander are lost"- J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of The Rings

How many copies of the 2nd Grade critic's book have you all checked out? This poem gives me the impulse to look away.  Please don't look at my works because they are difinitively better than yours.

on Apr. 29 2010 at 6:50 pm
soccerchickunc BRONZE, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the drama, & surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard; you forget about all the bad & focus soley on the good. After all, life's too short to be anything but happy (:

this is really awesome i love it (: amazing meaning & flow. could you check out my poem an escape? i need feedback to improve. thanks (:

on Dec. 7 2009 at 2:52 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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Favorite Quote:
This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-
XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxDear Mr. President Let Meh Tell You 'Bout Hard Work Building A Bed Out Of A Cardbord BoxXx

on Nov. 24 2009 at 11:04 pm
scarletP SILVER, East Lansing, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A smart girl listens but doesn't believe, kisses but doesn't love and leaves before she is left."
-- Marilyn Monroe

wish i could capture so much emotion in such a short amount of words...that is true talent

nancyy. SILVER said...
on Nov. 4 2009 at 1:34 pm
nancyy. SILVER, Strawn, Texas
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i reeally like that, nice job(:

on Nov. 4 2009 at 11:41 am
Phantom_Girl GOLD, Ft. Carson, Colorado
14 articles 0 photos 279 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If it comes out of the lion's mouth...it will be on the test."
-Mr. Bala

Very good. You managed to capture a lot in a very short poem. Good job.

on Sep. 3 2009 at 10:28 pm
yaelephant5 PLATINUM, Potomac, Maryland
29 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in the mirror which waits always before or behind."

the first and last line really close in "the moment" i luv it!

dA gAnGsTeR said...
on Sep. 2 2009 at 12:38 am
VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!=)

i <3ed it and i wish i could meet you!

I <3 writing poems But you are lik so much better than me! LOL!!!

on Sep. 1 2009 at 12:48 am
wordweaver96 PLATINUM, Winchester, Kentucky
37 articles 2 photos 254 comments

Favorite Quote:
" It is not our abilities but our choices that show who we truly are. "
Albus Dumbledore


See, we really DON'T have anything to fear but fear itself!

ur so good. u said so little, and yet so mucch

on Aug. 22 2009 at 9:06 am
wind'schime SILVER, Malacca, Other
7 articles 1 photo 17 comments
great poem.love it

girlygreek said...
on Aug. 20 2009 at 2:02 pm
amazing.

on Aug. 19 2009 at 6:17 am
Abigail Gruchacz BRONZE, Oxford, North Carolina
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Pretty good. Very accurate discription. I agree with Eilina S., it needs a bit more rythem.

on Aug. 19 2009 at 1:28 am
MorningStar15 DIAMOND, Orange, Vermont
71 articles 2 photos 179 comments
aww i loved it

Angelalala said...
on Aug. 18 2009 at 1:43 am
Angelalala, Gilbert, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.
-Freddie Mercury

wow i really loved this poem you captured the moment so perfectly wonderful wonderful poem

maisha BRONZE said...
on Aug. 15 2009 at 4:43 am
maisha BRONZE, Plano, Texas
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life is a game but you cannot win if you live like a player.

on Aug. 12 2009 at 2:21 pm
lightbearer GOLD, North Bloomfield, Ohio
15 articles 0 photos 19 comments
i really like the idea. great inspiration

on Aug. 11 2009 at 1:55 am
icguf615 BRONZE, Mission Viejo, California
4 articles 0 photos 35 comments
niceness

on Aug. 8 2009 at 3:21 pm
Eilina Sealtman SILVER, London, Other
7 articles 0 photos 15 comments
I think more format and rhythym would have made this a winner, but otherwise it's ok. Nice work.

on Aug. 3 2009 at 7:14 pm
KDtheGhostwriter GOLD, Jefferson City, Missouri
18 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are not special; And I am no hero."

A great writer can say what they want to say in the fewest of words. Congratulations on accomplishing this and getting published. Well deserved.

on Aug. 1 2009 at 5:22 pm
despurlock DIAMOND, Morgantown, West Virginia
79 articles 0 photos 179 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The heart has its reasons which reason does not know." -Pascal, Pensees, 1670

Beautiful! Simple and yet cryptic and so so so meaningful. Keep it up!