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February 14, 2011
By SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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&quot;Don&#039;t punish yourself,&quot; she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing.&quot;<br /> --Markus Zusak, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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This torrid place,
Incessant burn—
Long for cessation.

Climbing a tor
To reach fortitude,
I am azygous—alone.

Who be sufficient
To cool my pain
Without demur?

Pedant, I am
End up suff’ring teen
And disparage myself.

Cessation not given,
Not taken;
Yet perseverance granted.

© Jorrdyn K., Washougal, WA

The author's comments:
The 'suff'ring teen' part, in a dictionary, would be definition 1, I believe. The definition that doesn't include age. #20 hundred themes.
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cookiegirl said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 4:57 am
Wow. You're vocab is amazing:) Great work.
P03tryPunk BRONZE said...
on Apr. 25 2011 at 10:09 pm
P03tryPunk BRONZE, Delray Beach, Florida
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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. -Plato

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I like the poem but couldn't understand it 1st time i read it lol...i had 2 go look up all those pretty vocab words lol thank you for enhancing my vocabulary lol and great work as always!!
lilmartz PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 11 2011 at 10:48 pm
lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
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This is really good! I like your writing style. You have a really nice vocabulary too, I might add. I keep rereading the line "Who be sufficient." I can't decide how I feel about it. Other than that, this is amazing. Nice job :)
Basketball23 SILVER said...
on Mar. 11 2011 at 7:24 am
Basketball23 SILVER, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
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I love the use of words in this, it gives it such a suffering feel.