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To Fly

June 11, 2013
By abrov BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
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Higher branches waver with weight,
And threaten with a harder fall;
Wailing wind, hinders too late
It swirls rounds, drowns out her call
Crimson leaves whose veins run red,
Bare branches with roots undead,
Shaking legs she steps ahead,--
and hesitation kills us all.

© Christine S., Arlington, VA

The author's comments:
This was an activity we did in class. We tried to imitate a dirge.
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