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Awake (dormant)

June 4, 2015
By LadyGrey SILVER, Ithaca, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." --J.K. Rowling
"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." --Oscar Wilde
"You're a f***ing potato." --Emilie Autumn

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The snow begins to melt into the earth
As veils of cloud reveal the fragile sky,
As winter’s sun burns into pale rebirth
And screaming winds fade to a breathless sigh.

Beneath the surface, dormant flowers wake
To drink torrential tears from weeping clouds
Too weak without the newborn light to break
Through soil still suffocating as a shroud.

A winter child interred in melting ice,
Now numb to numbness like the frozen flowers
Despaired that I might be forgiven twice
And wake from dreams of endless silent hours. 

The kiss of long-lost light against my skin
is gentle as if cold had never been.

© Beth S., Marblehead, MA

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TheComet PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 8 2015 at 4:28 pm
TheComet PLATINUM, Mostaganem, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret" -Ambrose Bierce
" Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken ;)"
"Don't go where the path leads you. Go instead where there's no path and leave a trail ;)"-R.W.Emerson

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WoW very poetic and beautifully written ^_^ I like it a lot. You really have a unique talent, I love the way you describe every detail so well that it feels like I was living that particular moment. Keep it up and thank you for sharing this