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November 3, 2011
By Hannibal_the_Vegetarian_Cannibal SILVER, A Nice Place In, Virginia
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&quot;Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.&quot; ~Anonymous<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself in your time of deepest sorrow.&quot; ~ Orson Scott Card

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I’m wild seas flecked with foam
The death-cry of a swan,
I’m arcane words writ on bone
A rising blood-red dawn.

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This is a random thing I wrote a while ago; I have no idea where it came from, or what it's about
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LittleSully GOLD said...
on Apr. 4 2012 at 7:25 pm
LittleSully GOLD, Elmwood Park, Illinois
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I like that it's random, it's great
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 9 2012 at 12:27 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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Yeah, I think your poem is awesome:)
readaholic PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 2 2012 at 5:28 pm
readaholic PLATINUM, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
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Yeah, I agree, it needs a title, but otherwise it's awesome :)
snaomi PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 21 2012 at 1:00 pm
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Wow. I really really like this. All I would like is a real title instead of "random snippet" but this is really cool. Normally I'm not hot on rhymes, but this one adds to the shivers that I get at the end :)
Hannibal_the_Vegetarian_Cannibal SILVER said...
on Dec. 12 2011 at 7:34 pm
Hannibal_the_Vegetarian_Cannibal SILVER, A Nice Place In, Virginia
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Thanks! I know, I wish I could figure out the meaning too. It's like I wasn't really me exactly when I wrote this. And if I could figure out what it's about, then I could write a 2nd stanza, lol. :)

I've read "The Swimmer" (really good, by the way) and I'll read more when I have the time. You are great at writing!

Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Dec. 11 2011 at 7:19 am
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Woah, for something completely random, this is chalk full of meaning. You managed to make me walk away from this hodgepodge of words convinced there was some occult meaning I couldn't see.....How on earth did you do that?

*Shakes head in confusion.* Wha...? umm..... hmmm...... *looks at poem and reads again........*

 

Alright! Five stars!

 

Could you check out some of my work?

AnimaCordis GOLD said...
on Nov. 27 2011 at 5:33 am
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Amazing language, the fraze 'a death cry of a swan' is really something!