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January 15, 2011
By jocelyn123 BRONZE, Lake Mary, Florida
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&quot;Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.&quot;<br /> -Albert Einstein

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Lovable, but a pain
sort of like the saying "families are like fudge with a few nuts"
you never know what to expect.
whether to be mad,
or to forgive,
you can't stand living with,
you can't live without, There is
only one name for this,
Family

© Heather C., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
i was thinking about family and how theres the good and the bad and made a poem out of the ideas. Family inspired me. i hope people will learn that family will always be there aven in the worst times.
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jocelyn123 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 24 2011 at 4:56 pm
jocelyn123 BRONZE, Lake Mary, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.&quot;<br /> -Albert Einstein

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haha so i tried looking at your pieces but im new at this so i have no idea how to look at them
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 30 2011 at 5:28 pm
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND, Parker, Colorado
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&quot;If you don&#039;t leap you&#039;lll never know what it&#039;s like to fly&quot;

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i loved this! especially the line about fudge and nuts! :)

also, if you get the chance could you take a look at my some of my poems such as A Mirror Image and The Sinners Confession (and comment and rate them????)  it would be greatly appreciated!! THANKS!