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Stolen Magic
May 30, 2013
Once upon a time,
I had a writer’s bump
on my right middle finger.
I stole a pencil with frogs on it
so my words would have magic in them.
Now my fingers all feel the same
and all of the pencils that I have
are dull from their overuse, but
no matter how hard I press the pencil to paper,
the magic is still dried up
and my words
don’t mean anything.
Somewhere in my desk is an unsharpened pencil with frogs on it, but I know
I won’t ever use it again.
© James H., Philadelphia, PA
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LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 1 2013 at 2:41 pm
Hey there! I like the title, it's realy interesting. I like the poem. The simplicity is really nice. I enjoyed this for what it was. I like the happiness in the behinning and the sadness near the end. The joy really leads up to a sad ending. I like the descriptions of the pencil. Good job.
LittleLadybird GOLD said...
on Jun. 1 2013 at 11:58 am
AW! :( Like all successful poetry, your poem evokes emotions. First happiness and excitement then disappointment and sadness, I really like this poem! :D I love the way you describe the pencil as "a pencil with frogs on it", it justs makes it seems even more magical :) If you have the time, it would be really cool if you could check out some of my work, I would love to hear your opinion of it :)
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