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Dandelion

May 5, 2011
By Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND, Auburntown, Tennessee
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Shortblueeyes224 DIAMOND, Auburntown, Tennessee
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"Are We Happy Plastic People"- Casting Crowns "While we're sung to sleep by philosophies that save the trees and kill the children" - Casting Crowns "It's such a secret place, the land of tears"Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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I am a dandelion,
Swaying in the breeze,
I'm not yellow anymore,
But my seeds have sprouted parachutes.
I'm the one that makes people wish,
I fill children with hope,
Yet some people see me as a weed.

© Ashley B., North Port, FL

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