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August 20, 2011
By ellie315 GOLD, South Pasadena, California
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ellie315 GOLD, South Pasadena, California
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"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything." -- William Shakespeare

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Dark chocolate stars
loosed from their golden foil
spontaneous
sounds of cars
mysterious music
ghastly, ghouly monsters and
ghosts
romancing the
dying shadow's death
moon-walking
raised-back cats
a moon's rendezvous with the
treacherous hallways
faraway light switches
and something that goes thump
under your bed

and then there were none.

© Allison H., Vancouver, WA

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so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 16 2012 at 10:34 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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"Be the change you want to see."

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Great! I love this! Good job! Please read,rate,and comment on my poems! Thanks!
KatsK DIAMOND said...
on May. 4 2012 at 7:45 pm
KatsK DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind.
~Hans Hofmann
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
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I really like this. I feel like custosimago pretty much said it all. If you want to, I'd be honored if you'd check out/ critique some of my work.
custosimago DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 30 2011 at 5:29 pm
custosimago DIAMOND, Kensington, Maryland
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i really liked this one! great style and imagery!
Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Oct. 27 2011 at 4:53 pm
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge, oh don't you know the kingdom's under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers

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This was interesting, almost whimsical, but definitely fascinating. Good work, check mine out sometime?