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That Silver Coin In The Sky

January 16, 2014
By hogane643 GOLD, Schoharie, New York
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That silver coin in the sky,
Full and fat with heavenly glow,
Grants wishes of passerby.
Greed or power is not bestowed
To those who beg down below.
How I wish for its starry light
To help guide me home tonight.
Why, for tonight, must the moon go?

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
A comparison poem for a project in English class. Compared to 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud' by Wiliam Wordsworth.
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