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Parting the Sea

June 1, 2010
By alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Silence screams too honestly and loudly.
-Alex (aka GangstaEyes)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.
-Winston Smith '1984'
Don't go wishin' your life away...
-Daddy S2
"What a drag it was to be limited by reality."

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Across the sea bed,
Through the canyon,
Israelites ahead,
Waves a moutain.

© Daniel M., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
I was at CCE (bible study for Catholics) and I think we were talking about Jesus parting the red sea when the wheels in my head started turning and I came up with this simple poem that's actually quite literal.
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