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A Four Leaf Clover

June 13, 2011
By BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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A field of green
Through which I run
And laugh
And scream for pure joy
A field of clovers
Whose lobes
Number four

Finally
I can run
No more
My throat
And mouth
Dry
And cracked

But as I fall
To my knees
Upon
The soft green velvet
I smile still
I pluck a clover
And I see
The sorrows
Even a clover
Has
Bleed
Into thin air
Leaving naught
But ruddy gold

Any other day
I would not stop to wonder
I would gather up
Every clover
There has ever been
But today…
Today is different
Today
I marvel

© Meagan Y., Tigard, OR

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CarrieAnn13 GOLD said...
on Sep. 24 2011 at 7:34 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
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Wow, the imagery in here is beautiful!  It's a simple poem, but it flows well and I like the idea.  Excellent work; I have no criticism!
Love.Hate.Passion. said...
on Sep. 17 2011 at 12:37 am
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You have one of the most unique ways of desribing things. It's amazing. Your poem flows beautifully , and your eloquence is right on the dot. You create marvelous imagery through this. Really , fantastic job!
Dark_Mind GOLD said...
on Sep. 11 2011 at 6:02 pm
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Its a very lovely poem. It does make me think of how we can find beauty in simple things. Just marvoulous this poem is. Great job.
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on Sep. 2 2011 at 6:13 pm
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Poetically sweet, savored, each word a lemon drop on the tongue.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 12 2011 at 7:59 pm
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It would still need to be bled.... Maybe if you try reading it out loud... Are you sure you're pronouncing it right?
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 11 2011 at 6:31 pm
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Thanks! :D
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on Aug. 10 2011 at 5:58 pm
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You're really good with wording things... this poem really made me think and I really loved it. Great job and keep writing! :)
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 7 2011 at 1:58 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Maybe it will make more sense in sentence form. "I pluck a clover and I see the sorrows even a clover has bleed into thin air."
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 11:13 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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But the "has bleed" there don't make any sense. It's not proper grammar...
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:59 pm
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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What I'm trying to say in that bit is how even a clover has some bad things in it's life, but when I plucked it they all went away.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 4 2011 at 10:08 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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Very nicely done! It really should be bled. Or "...even a clover bleeds into..." without the "has". :)
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I think what threw me off was "has bleed"; something there doesn't sound right to me, but I can't think of how to fix it. So just totally ignore my comment, it's a great poem either way :)
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 2 2011 at 3:52 pm
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It's supposed to be bleed. The whole poem is in present tense.
JerseyGirl716 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 1 2011 at 11:16 pm
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I love it! Just one thing: should "bleed" be "bled", or am I missing something? Great poem, awesome imagery!
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I really like this poem, it gives me the sense that you can find beauty in the simplest of things
Vicky11 SILVER said...
on Jul. 27 2011 at 11:53 am
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Lovely poem, I love running through fields, and you captured the feeling of it perfectly :)
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
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Great imagery and your flow is also pretty fantastic :) Keep writing!
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Lovely imagrey, once again[:
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  Great job! Great personification & imagery, its a very vivid, amazing poem!
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I really like this poem. I felt like I could feel every emotion :)