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Lost & Found

August 15, 2012
By realbeautifulheart PLATINUM, Livermore, California
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realbeautifulheart PLATINUM, Livermore, California
21 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is a package that you have to sign for. Yes, it's free. No, there's no guarantee as to what it holds. Open with caution, it's 'FRAGILE'." (I made this up.)

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How can it be that I feel found?
I was not lost, feet on the ground

The rainy season has left me dry
Like a child too numb to cry

But now the darkness has become light
Now the sparrow has taken flight

A flame has ignited, it silently burns
A heart has awakened, adventure it yearns

Dark dreams re-imagined, conquered fears
I have been lost all of these years

Finally peaceful, finally calm
The sounds of the world intertwined into song
Have I really found where I belong?

The lost will be found, the found will be lost
Will this journey be worth it’s cost?

A hidden path, a cloudy sky
But I still have the will to try

Across the sand, across the sea
Everything in perfect harmony

A quest completed, homeward bound
For now I am finally found

© Jamie R., Boulder, CO

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Cat-Girl PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 22 2012 at 4:58 pm
Cat-Girl PLATINUM, Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
20 articles 7 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"That's what's wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest."
-Keith Anderson
"You can never hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."
-Marie Curie

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Yeah, that makes sense. Well, keep up with the epic writing! =D
realbeautifulheart PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 21 2012 at 12:26 am
realbeautifulheart PLATINUM, Livermore, California
21 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is a package that you have to sign for. Yes, it's free. No, there's no guarantee as to what it holds. Open with caution, it's 'FRAGILE'." (I made this up.)

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Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I agree with it being vague. I guess I just couldn't quite put a finger on what had changed, so I wrote down everything that came to mind. It didn't bother me much because that way, as a reader, you can also identify with your own circumstances and experiences.
Cat-Girl PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 20 2012 at 10:48 am
Cat-Girl PLATINUM, Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
20 articles 7 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"That's what's wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest."
-Keith Anderson
"You can never hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."
-Marie Curie

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This has astonishing stucture and vivid descriptions, but it's a bit vague too...
realbeautifulheart PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 19 2012 at 10:57 am
realbeautifulheart PLATINUM, Livermore, California
21 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is a package that you have to sign for. Yes, it's free. No, there's no guarantee as to what it holds. Open with caution, it's 'FRAGILE'." (I made this up.)

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Yes, I used that sensation to express another part of being lost. As in, that's how lost I felt, too numb to cry being like not really knowing what's going on and not fully being submerged in pain. Thanks :)
Ga-GahKayMarie GOLD said...
on Aug. 18 2012 at 3:12 pm
Ga-GahKayMarie GOLD, Patterson, California
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If there is one word to describe life it is one

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Very nice! The name is what attracted me to the poem though my favorite line would have to be "Like a child to numb to cry". That line make me think back to when I was a kid and thinking of a moment when I was to scared to even cry, and that gave me the whole mood of the poem.