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What Is Forgetting?

May 1, 2011
By Dancer759 SILVER, Denver, Colorado
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"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain." ~Author Unknown

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What is forgetting
but the passing of a day
the colors of sunrise fading into those of dusk
What is forgetting
but a human life
fleeting, ephemeral, silent
What is forgetting
but a wisp of cloud
merging and falling to parched soil
in heavy drops
so like angel tears

© David K., Birkenhead, UK

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