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September 9, 2011
By psychostbernard GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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in the shadows of dark
a lone swing
every night
12:00
it moves ever so slightly
a boy
a flashlight
it shines ever so brightly
the shadows of dark
are dark no more

© Shelby Noble, Vancouver, WA

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psychostbernard GOLD said...
on Dec. 1 2011 at 10:05 am
psychostbernard GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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please comment and rate. i love to hear new opinions

 

psychostbernard GOLD said...
on Dec. 1 2011 at 9:57 am
psychostbernard GOLD, Moorhead, Minnesota
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i finally found my first poem on this website