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Bright as Gold

June 13, 2010
By OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Laughter is deep gold
It titters and chimes like a lovely bell
It smells like dew-sodden grass in the early morn

It tastes like rich vegetable soup
Warm and comforting and right
Laughter is a gentle caress on my face
Soft as a feather but firm as healthy wood
It shimmers magically in the air, so faint as to be unreal
It appears round and deep and swift
So large and yet so small
It curls up inside my chest
Strokes the heart so tenderly
And tells me the world will be right

© Michael T., Letart, WV

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I just think this one is sort of pretty. To me, it's soothing.
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OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 1 2010 at 5:49 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 1752 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thanks! :D
MercedesXO DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 1 2010 at 5:41 pm
MercedesXO DIAMOND, South Easton, Massachusetts
52 articles 0 photos 280 comments

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&quot;I realize that life is risks. It&#039;s acknowledging the past but looking forward. It&#039;s taking chances that we will make mistakes but believeing we all deserve to be forgiven.&quot; <br /> -The Dead Tossed Waves.

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i really enjoed this:) and you were soo right. i found it very soothing to say the least. good job
OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 25 2010 at 9:36 am
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thank you!  I love listening to people laugh, so I chose that as my topic.
Lonleydandy said...
on Jul. 24 2010 at 7:37 pm
That was absolutely wonderful!!!! You really did a fantastic job describing laughter!!!!
OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 24 2010 at 1:33 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Haha that's cool!  Thanks! Although I'm sure yours was great too.
Danica SILVER said...
on Jul. 23 2010 at 3:50 pm
Danica SILVER, Avondale, Arizona
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This is great!  It totally captures the essence of laughter.  It's funny, I had to do an assignment just like this once and I chose laughter too :)  But just for the record, I like yours better, haha
OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 9:46 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 1752 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thank you!  This was also a school assignment, I'm glad you liked it:)
beautiful_but_torn GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 9:41 pm
beautiful_but_torn GOLD, West Jefferson, North Carolina
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It&#039;s all make believe, isn&#039;t it? <br /> Marilyn Monroe

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I dont think I've seen laughter described as vividly as You did.

You put it into words perfectly.

Good work darling.:]