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Three Flowers

February 21, 2011
By Dragonscribe BRONZE, West Lafayette, Indiana
Dragonscribe BRONZE, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"A Person's a Person no Matter how Small"
and
"A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet"
and
"God helps those who help themselves"


Once
Three flowers fluttered
Floated, flushed, flittered
Into the
Palm
Of my hand.
These were your flowers –
I held them
Close
Until, two shone brighter
Than one
And
I kept
What was better.

Once
Two flowers waited
In a vase for me
I watered
Pruned
Admired them
Everyday.
Until, one looked nicer
Than another
And
I threw
Away
What had wilted.

Once
One flower drank
Sweet water
In a china vase
And
I drank
Its perfume
Like air
Until, the vase
Grew in my eye;
Became
More beautiful
Empty on my table.


The author's comments:
I'm not usually into this sort of writing. It's very dramatic and doesn't rhyme; which I don't like at all. But it's easy to write - only takes a minute and hardly any thought at all - and it's interesting to read in progression.

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on Mar. 10 2011 at 8:51 pm
Silvertext BRONZE, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are." ~Mason Cooley

I love your writing even more everytime I read something new by you Jackie. Keep writing! And congrats on your book! :D

~Silvertext