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Starting Small

November 22, 2011
By DestinyC. SILVER, Orlando, Florida
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Beginning with just a tiny spark,
Light quickly floods the dark.
The spark takes hold of what is near,
And slowly starts to burn and sear.

Tongues of fire have come about,
Taking a very dangerous route.
Now quickening their deadly pace,
The flames swiftly fill the space.

Raging now is a massive fire,
With flames that never seem to tire.
A fire of unimaginable power,
With flares that continue to rise and tower.
But the lesson to remember most of all,
Is that the greatest things start out small.

© Sayda, C., No. Bergen, NJ

The author's comments:
I hope that people will see from this that you shouldn't underestimate others or yourself, since even the best and most powerful things never started out big.
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