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Because We are Jealous

February 26, 2015
By CloBeau BRONZE, Hong Kong, Other
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CloBeau BRONZE, Hong Kong, Other
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Favorite Quote:
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."

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So much depends on a brown chicken

with wings clasped 

beside its dripping body 

of dusty feathers

© Nikki C., Phoenix, AZ

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To chickens who were meant to fly!

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