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The Flame

September 9, 2011
By AmandaElizabeth PLATINUM, Fulton, Kentucky
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AmandaElizabeth PLATINUM, Fulton, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

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The flame burned bright,
illuminating such a light,
right in the dead of night.

The shear beauty of it all.
The flame growing so tall.
For all to see.

How beautiful it is.
Burning all through the night.
Till light comes to put it out.

© Hailey J., Lake Oswego, OR

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