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June 7, 2013
By AliceinWonderland13 GOLD, Dallas, Texas
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AliceinWonderland13 GOLD, Dallas, Texas
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When I was a child I thought I'd be
The sky. I pretended I would use my
Eyes to paint myself blue, talk to the trees,
Inhale the clouds and exhale my heart by
Letting it beat in time with the wind. Snow
Would line my lungs and shield me from black ice,
Hail, and airplanes. Up there no one
would know
That I didn't color inside the lines
And my fingerprints were acrylic paint.
The stars would sing my favorite lullaby
Plucking a string theory rhythm, tainted
Gray with ash. And I wouldn't need to fly,
A child doesn't need wings to be the sky.

© Dat L., Worcester, MA

The author's comments:
I wrote these three pieces separately, but realized they fit together quite nicely. The first is a sonnet. The second has a rhyme scheme, but not in sonnet form. The third is free verse with thirteen lines. In a way, they tell a very real story.
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isuess GOLD said...
on Oct. 18 2016 at 2:15 am
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"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."

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this last line is absolutely beautiful. Well done!
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The images you make here are absolutely breathtaking! You completely captured the infinite nature of a child's imagination, yet you maintain such sophisticated and detailed wordplay. Kudos!