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Knowledge long forsaken

June 10, 2010
By -Diva- SILVER, Eatonville, Washington
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-Diva- SILVER, Eatonville, Washington
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"I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request" -(From Pirates of the Caribbean)

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The book lay in my hand, its leather old.
Words written long ago are un-told.
Knowledge handed down has
Long been forsaken.
People have long not taken
The knowledge of the ancients.
Learning the words written from
The old, I open the book,
The un-known words leaping off the page,
Keeping my mind in its grasp.
The world swirls, my spirit flying
To the world of the written words.
I plunge deeper into the sweet words,
Leaving time and those I love.

© Elizabeth B., Wichita Falls, TX

The author's comments:
My English teacher asked my class to each write a poem on what learning meant to us. For me it is a way to be somewhere else.
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DonaldDuck14 said...
on Sep. 27 2011 at 6:13 pm
The meaning behind this and the message it sends to people is outstanding!! very well done. i suggest you never stop writing. your amazing at it