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The Nape of the Universe

May 22, 2012
By Querilousjbarnes BRONZE, Rimforest, California
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Three
freckles

(spread)ing


slow
c o n s t e l l a t i o n s across
a milky (white) way

of cosmos


bru(shhhh)ed


(at the nape)



by fire




and galaxies



swirl around

a form of perfection

or heaven

doors to swallow


all of an



eternity



that


universe

trips on light feet.

© Jenna V., Hamilton, ON, Canada

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My best friend Zoe asked me to write a poem about her in art class. I think this describes her perfectly
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on May. 25 2012 at 1:39 pm
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very interesting and refreshing! i love it:) mind checking out my poem 'those things that never were'