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Hesitation

June 2, 2009
By Anonymous

Shaking like a leaf
I await a stronger wind
My awakening

Apprehensively,
I gaze to greener pastures
Fear pecks my conscious

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WritingLover- said...
on Feb. 7 2021 at 7:54 am
WritingLover-, Lexington, Kentucky
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This is a great poem. Nice, short, to the point, not wordy. It’s my style. Do you mind looking at my poem “the sky” too?
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on Oct. 16 2020 at 2:17 pm
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shaking like a leaf provides good imagery
Julianna.S GOLD said...
on Nov. 11 2017 at 7:57 am
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I agree. Nice job! I'll check out more of your work. On another note: Check my new story out! TeenInk.com/nonfiction/personal_experience/article/970096/The-Girl-of-the-Deep-Sea-of-Corfu/
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I loved the imagery of the words you used!
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OMG. this is amazing
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This is great!!! Please comment on some of my work!!! :) I would love your opinion!
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nice this is real good. check out my work? http ://www.teenink .com /poetry/all/article/168414/Heart-on-Fire/
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I can just SEE someone peering nervously around a corner. Good imagery!
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OMG as im reading this im picturing as if someone's waiting for the next big thing to come by & hit them & as they're waiting they jus starre at whats ahead of them.

if i got it all wrong im sorry but thats what i see; awesome amazing job keep up the good work