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The Girl Who Was a Book

February 4, 2014
By tayelur BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
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She was a book
who sat on a shelf located
in the far corner of the room.

Unopened and in perfect condition, she was
a book whose pages remained unread, another
story untold.

If students were asked to select
something to read,
she was the book who stayed at home
while the others went out to play, leaving
her lying on her side,
like a tree that fell in a passing storm.

She was a book
who collected dust as the days slowly
went by.

© Monica L., St. George, UT

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Ultimatebookworm BRONZE said...
on Feb. 8 2014 at 9:27 pm
Ultimatebookworm BRONZE, Oceanside, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live long, and prosper.&quot;-Spock :)<br /> &quot;I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.&quot;-Charlotte Bronte<br /> &quot;A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.&quot;-Charlotte Bronte<br /> &quot;Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.&quot;<br /> -Charlotte Bronte<br /> <br /> &quot;The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.&quot;<br /> -Fyodor Dostoevsky<br /> <br /> &quot;It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.&quot;<br /> -Louisa May Alcott

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Creative and well-written. What made it unqiue is that it spoke to many, including myself. Great job.