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Only a Tree Knows

May 9, 2010
By Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"


You can believe the text on the screen
Though, you will never truly understand what happened in the scene
You could memorize the whole book
I know more, in just one look
You can always study the time period or the place
You will never take in the emotion glued to his face
You may know the history
Do you know why?
The grudges?
The emotions?
That made millions dies
Only I know

Eternal bumps and wrinkles cover my torso
My eyes and ears, veiled
My thousands of arms shoot up to the sky
I am eternal life
I will never die

If you only knew
How things came to be
Oh, the boundless battle for liberty
From ink that declared a group, a nation
To not even an ounce of salvation
From families caring so much for each other
To brother versus brother
From bombs that hit, one then two
How selfish this nation grew?



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on Aug. 14 2010 at 6:12 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

Thankyou:)

on Aug. 14 2010 at 3:05 pm
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments

 

 It evokes a  heart-wrenching emotion. Nice.


on Aug. 3 2010 at 7:34 am
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

wow thankyou:)

on Aug. 2 2010 at 10:38 pm
diaphragm BRONZE, Tallahassee, Florida
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That was so epic!! :D

on Aug. 1 2010 at 8:27 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

Thankyou so much:)

on Aug. 1 2010 at 8:26 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

Thankyou so much:)

on Aug. 1 2010 at 6:35 pm
Brokenlover GOLD, Albany, Oregon
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This was absolutely beautiful :) 

I love the personification sort of. 

I felt like you were giving the tree a voice and how important their voices are :) 

Kudos! 


on Jul. 29 2010 at 5:50 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

thanks:) it means alot, really!:)

on Jul. 29 2010 at 9:45 am
CountryGothic GOLD, Somersworth, New Hampshire
16 articles 2 photos 206 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Once something has been said, it cannot be said in other words." -Aristotle

The tree of history...I like it!

on Jul. 27 2010 at 6:44 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

WOw thankyou so much! this is definitly not one of my best so please check out more! maybe 'words unspoken' or i think you would like 'stay for tomorrow'

on Jul. 27 2010 at 6:42 pm
SilverLuna SILVER, _________, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"Come fairies take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame.".... W.B. Yeats.
"Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." - Douglas Adams

This is really amazing, you're description of the tree personfied pulls in the reader and really lets the message come through in an honest way! Fantastic job!(:

on Jul. 17 2010 at 4:25 am
taintedannex GOLD, Hong Kong, Other
15 articles 5 photos 166 comments

Favorite Quote:
The truth is that at some point, everyone's going to hurt you. You just have to decide who's worth the pain.

Some say having something to lose is what makes you vulnerable. I believe that having something to lose only makes you stronger.

Wow, this is fantastic!

on Jul. 14 2010 at 9:16 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

thanks!!:)

on Jul. 14 2010 at 1:48 pm
1COR13 PLATINUM, Anchor Point, Alaska
28 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimmi Hendrix

nicccccccccce!

on Jul. 11 2010 at 2:53 pm
MercedesXO DIAMOND, South Easton, Massachusetts
52 articles 0 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I realize that life is risks. It's acknowledging the past but looking forward. It's taking chances that we will make mistakes but believeing we all deserve to be forgiven."
-The Dead Tossed Waves.

alright thanks so much!

on Jul. 11 2010 at 1:50 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

wow thankyou so much/!!!! just tell me when and i'll check ou you work-let me know when it comes out!!

on Jul. 10 2010 at 10:18 am
MercedesXO DIAMOND, South Easton, Massachusetts
52 articles 0 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I realize that life is risks. It's acknowledging the past but looking forward. It's taking chances that we will make mistakes but believeing we all deserve to be forgiven."
-The Dead Tossed Waves.

so basically....this is amazing. and so true. fantastic job!! i just recently joined the site and my work hasn't yet been accepted. but when it is i'd love for you to check it out and see what you think.

on Jun. 27 2010 at 2:08 pm
Egyptiangirl13 GOLD, Kansas City, Missouri
14 articles 0 photos 498 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -Benjamin Franklin

\"If columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either.\"

\"If music be the food of love, play on.\"

yah i agree!!! :)

on Jun. 26 2010 at 2:41 pm
Spectacles SILVER, Grass Valley, Oregon
7 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is not your abilities that make you who you are, it is what you use them for."

So true.  It seems like the world's going down hill.

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on Jun. 24 2010 at 2:36 pm
Shahed GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
16 articles 2 photos 350 comments

Favorite Quote:
"People are like tea bags, they don't realize their own strength until they're dropped in hot water "
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway."

No prob :)