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fighting the tide

January 27, 2010
By Amelie13 GOLD, Burlington, Iowa
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&quot;Yet ah! why should they know their fate?&nbsp;<br /> Since sorrow never comes too late,&nbsp;<br /> And happiness too swiftly flies.&nbsp;<br /> Thought would destroy their paradise.&nbsp;<br /> No more; where ignorance is bliss,&nbsp;<br /> &#039;Tis folly to be wise.&quot; - Thomas Gray, exerpt from &#039;An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard&#039;

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have you heard my liquid battle cries
as they flow all around
no one heard their tugging
until they realized; we're going down
nobody felt the undertow
until someone started the flames
now it's too late
we're done for sure

come with us next time
before the end is nigh
sail into battle with us
leave only your children behind
save the world next time
keep saving yourselves from mind
repaint your face with battle lines
they're washed away by time

© Laurence S., Los Angeles, CA

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This seems to be a trend in the leaders of our world.
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Amelie13 GOLD said...
on Feb. 9 2010 at 6:35 pm
Amelie13 GOLD, Burlington, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yet ah! why should they know their fate?&nbsp;<br /> Since sorrow never comes too late,&nbsp;<br /> And happiness too swiftly flies.&nbsp;<br /> Thought would destroy their paradise.&nbsp;<br /> No more; where ignorance is bliss,&nbsp;<br /> &#039;Tis folly to be wise.&quot; - Thomas Gray, exerpt from &#039;An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard&#039;

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Thanks! and sure I'll look at yours :)
AbbotRabbit GOLD said...
on Feb. 9 2010 at 11:23 am
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -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-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

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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