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Burning Bright

October 12, 2012
By llamasinhats GOLD, Greenville, North Carolina
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"No man knows What he can do until he tries" -Publilius Syrus. "You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren." -William Henry Hudson

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Darkness everywhere
Bleak despair
All around
No hint of comfort
To be found.
Not a trace of happiness
On the ground
All are sad
Of what they see
But amidst this hopelessness
There is a light
Burning bright
Just out of reach.
That light is you,
You brighten my way
In a special
Kind of way.

© Rachel M., Camarillo, CA

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