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Hope in the Wreck

July 24, 2011
By Lahari GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
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Lahari GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
\\\\\\\&quot;Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That\\\\\\\&#039;s why its called the present.\\\\\\\&quot; <br /> &mdash; Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> \\\\\\\&quot;When life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.\\\\\\\&#039;

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Tears come
co his eyes,
as he dwells
upon his home.
Never said
goodbye,
to the place
he's known
forever.
The wreckage
that surrounds him,
creates a cloud
of dust.
Through the
musky scatter,
he hears a
firework burst.
It breaks into
a million pieces,
lighting up
the sky.
And he steps
over the rubble,
sparks dazzling
in his eyes.

© Tabby K., Columbiana, OH

The author's comments:
This is a piece to show my admiration for the tornado victims in Alabama, who watched the fireworks on July 4th among the wreckage of their homes, gaining hope.
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collegegirladventures GOLD said...
on Dec. 12 2011 at 3:03 pm
collegegirladventures GOLD, Mequon, Wisconsin
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A poet&#039;s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.<br /> <br /> ~Salman Rushdie

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hey! nicely done!!

 

...please check out my work and photos and rate/comment. Thanks mucho! :)

youngspeare BRONZE said...
on Dec. 12 2011 at 3:50 am
youngspeare BRONZE, Nairobi, Other
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We wouldn&#039;t ask a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals; in turn we&#039;d all celebrate its tenacity, we&#039;d all love tz will to reach the sun well we are the roses n these are my damaged petals don&#039;t ask me why thank God and ask me how

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Nicely written! Great job! Keep writing :) 
Would love it if you could check out my poem "Ghosts of the Past" and rate/comment? I'd appreciate it.