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Between the Broken Bits of Earth

May 7, 2013
By Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Use what talents you possess. The Woods would be very quiet if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot;<br /> --Henry Van Dyke

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Louis Armstrong was right
when the words floated
off his lips
"What a wonderful world"
but they fell on the
hearts of cynics.

It is a marvelous planet
we've got, only mankind
holds the guilt of tainting
it with sins, and breaking
it with the weight of our
iniquity.

But between the crushed
up bits there remain
windchimes that crafted
such sweet music despite
the force of the wind
and the ocean foam that
brushed my legs
between the broken bits
of the earth there is
still everything that ever
made it wonderful.

Just remember: The birds
will sing with or without
you.

© Marissa M., Rockford, MI

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Skyset GOLD said...
on May. 5 2014 at 8:34 am
Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Use what talents you possess. The Woods would be very quiet if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot;<br /> --Henry Van Dyke

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Thank you so much!
.king. SILVER said...
on May. 4 2014 at 1:12 am
.king. SILVER, Yeux Bien Tres Bien, Other
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"The birds will sing with or without you." Greatly penned! 5/5
Skyset GOLD said...
on May. 22 2013 at 11:56 am
Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Use what talents you possess. The Woods would be very quiet if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot;<br /> --Henry Van Dyke

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Thank you!
violin681 BRONZE said...
on May. 21 2013 at 9:52 pm
violin681 BRONZE, Paramus, New Jersey
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Amazing!! I really love the line "but between the crushed up bits there remain windchimes that crafted such sweet music." Its beautiful!