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December 27, 2009
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.


The world around us twists and turns
Its gentle dance playing before us
Its song sings softly between the trees
The sky above us holds the turth we need to see
Its words whisper to us in the rain
Its gaze holds us in awe
Such a beautiful world, such beauty it holds
Its soft embrace captures you on a su7mmer day
Its smooth fingers tickle you in the water
Its mountains hold you up, strong and sturdy
Its flowers sway with the resounding wind
Its colors fade and change
Its cold snow comforts us
Its sun blinds us as the magnificent light shines
The moon circles us in a waltz of the stars
The darkness shadows our days mistakes
As the dawn breaks, our slate is wiped cleanfrom every rock we threw
From every flower we squashed
From every ant we looked past
From every animal we killed
From every tree we cut
From every footprint we left running away from our fears
If we only knew how smart our world was
If we only knew its spectacular performance iot tries to win us over with
If we only knew our own weaknessess
If we only knew our own carelessness
If we only knew how to see all of its wonders
If we only knew how to live.



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on Feb. 3 2010 at 11:09 am
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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Favorite Quote:
This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-
XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx