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March 24, 2013
By Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
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Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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A sandbox kingdom lay beneath an oak.
Buds bloomed from the barren ground
As they built towers and castles,
Wielding plastic shovels like wands.

They spent the summers the same way
They spent dirty quarters from their pockets,
Delighting in the pleasure of growing like the grass
And running blindly into the wind.

The sun grew dimmer.
Pressing the fiery leaves to the trees,
They tried to keep them from falling.
But they burned their hands, so they let go.

The leaves fell and the oak followed.
Quiet snow painted the spires
Of the castles they once built
In the midst of their sandbox kingdom.

© Jenn C., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
An edited version of my previous poem, Summer Castles.
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Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 21 2013 at 1:11 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Oh my gosh thank you so much!! That is so nice of you, that really just made my day :) Thank you thank you!!!
Padfoot507 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 21 2013 at 1:10 pm
Padfoot507 PLATINUM, Omaha, Nebraska
23 articles 2 photos 138 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo;<br /> -Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> &quot;I&#039;m just a little bit caught in the middle,<br /> Life is a maze, and love is a ridde.&quot;<br /> -Lenka

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Thanks so much McKay!! :)
Mckay ELITE said...
on Sep. 19 2013 at 8:15 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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Yo, Padfoot. Congrats on being publshed. Best time to be published with great people like you. Excellent poem. 5/5. 
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&quot;Many that live deserve death and some that have died deserve life, can you give that to them? Do not be to hasty to deal out death and judgement, even the very wise cannot see all ends.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Can&#039;t get no more free randy!&quot;

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The best poem I've read in a lonngg time. Literally breath-taking. Get this poem in the Magazinee! Sigh..... that was gorgeous. I know that word doesn't really make sense in this context but beautiful doesn't do it justice xD Great job!