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Ode to Color Guard

March 21, 2011
By EmilyMichelle PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
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EmilyMichelle PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth."
- Madeleine L'Engle

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You are
Unknown to most,
A secret world
You are
Flags spinning,
Tossing, wrapping,
Sabers flying,
Rifles floating
From our hands,
To the sky
You are
Dancers dancing,
Floors unfolding,
Props set up and
Cheering crowds
You are
A deep breath in,
A long breath out,
Getting set
You are
Adrenaline pumping,
Excitement rushing
Through our hearts and minds
You are
Family,
Friendship,
Our Friday night out,
And Saturday too
You are
Our school year
And our summer
You are
Our life
You are
Color guard

© Lauren M., Lunenburg, MA

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GleekGamer PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 26 2013 at 7:00 pm
GleekGamer PLATINUM, Somerset, New Jersey
28 articles 1 photo 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Friendship isn't always easy, but there's no doubt it's worth fighting for."

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You don't know commitment until you've been in CG! ^_^ Awesome poem, awesome sport.
Ella1 GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2012 at 12:22 pm
Ella1 GOLD,
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I like how you first describe the person you are talking about to lead up to it at the end. Good job! Would you mind reading my poem A Pink Watch, Portal, and Perpetual Sea if you get a chance? Thank you!
EmilyMichelle PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 17 2011 at 1:10 pm
EmilyMichelle PLATINUM, Manassas, Virginia
33 articles 4 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth."
- Madeleine L'Engle

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Thanks everyone! <3
C.Sterner SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2011 at 11:57 pm
C.Sterner SILVER, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
5 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I will Love you until the Moon and Stars fall from the Lord's Heavens, Always and Forever.

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I love this. I was a colorguard girl and I wish i was still in highschool so I can continue being one of them.
Roseyalia SILVER said...
on Apr. 16 2011 at 5:21 pm
Roseyalia SILVER, Don&#39t Need To Know, California
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Favorite Quote:
Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me. Take me out to the black. Tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.

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Go Guardies!  I'm not in color guard, but my sister's best friend is, and I wish I was.  It's so beautiful, but no one's ever heard of it. 
torridromance GOLD said...
on Apr. 16 2011 at 10:28 am
torridromance GOLD, Staten Island, New York
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"Define normal." ~Eragon

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I love this poem! My AFJROTC has an amazing color guard team, and even though I'm not on it, I know so many people who feel this exact same way.
musicprincess PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 15 2011 at 4:26 pm
musicprincess PLATINUM, Braselton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
They say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need

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I love this!! I'm on color guard and I'm coming up on this being my 3rd year so this poem just made me smile :D