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A Cradle

May 15, 2012
By JordanMarie GOLD, Hanska, Minnesota
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A lullaby
Sweet and Haunted.
Is whispered,
Sending chills down my spine.
Invading my dreams,
Seeping deep down inside
Till I live,
Breathe,
And think,
A cradle.
A baby sleeping within...
Crying,
A cradle,
Lurching.
Then falling
In the darkness.
The moon,
Making it's shadow
Dance it's shadow
Dance on the walls.
Then nothing,
No crying.
No lullaby.
No cradle...
Nothing at all.

© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA

The author's comments:
People say that dreams mean something. In this case, I sure hope not. I was frightened by this dream...
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Hannabug GOLD said...
on Aug. 13 2012 at 12:39 pm
Hannabug GOLD, Winona, Minnesota
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&quot;Don&#039;t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the Divine.&quot; Ludwig van Beethoven

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O.o I hope if that was a dream that it doesn't come true....
DanielM SILVER said...
on May. 18 2012 at 6:02 pm
DanielM SILVER, Kent, Washington
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&quot;I would rather hated million times for what i did then loved a million times for what i didn&#039;t do.&quot; - Daniel Moto<br /> &quot; I&#039;ve sought out to be the best i could posibly be but when i hit a roadblock in life what did i do, i had two choices either stay at the roadblock or i take this roadblock and make of it and go around it and achieve my goal. So, what will it be?&quot;- Daniel Mathia <br /> <br /> &quot;People take love like its a four letter word or just a phrase that you tell people or your friends all the time. But in reality love is much bigger than a merely phrase or 4 letter word. Instead love is a genuine promise or covenant to that special person.&quot;-Daniel Mathia <br /> <br /> &ldquo;Why change yourself when you were made perfect and wonderfully by the creator of everything?&rdquo; &ndash; Daniel Mathia <br /> <br /> &ldquo;If live is not hurtin then were really not living in.&rdquo; &ndash; B. Reith

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I liked your message and your authors notes. I would suggest making your poem flow a little bit more and spacing out the lines. Then of course i don't know if you meant to format it like that. Anyhow that was an awesome poem keep it up (: