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[Infinite] lily pads

July 26, 2011
By lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
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lapisleaves DIAMOND, Durham, New Hampshire
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"...I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

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string
and thyme
Time
yellow skirts around
the edges of
OBLIVION
toes of garnet
toes of greenwood
stars
block
mythological doorways
ink
ink
more ink
what a waste of ink
garnets speckle
lily pads
giving them blood
and bruises
and life.

© Rachel B., San Diego, CA

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I spewed this, at first didn't like it, and now it's grown on me.
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amandapanda27 BRONZE said...
on Aug. 1 2011 at 3:42 pm
amandapanda27 BRONZE, Hiram, Ohio
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All that is gold does not glitter,<br /> Not all those who wander are lost;<br /> The old that is strong does not wither,<br /> Deep roots are not reached by frost. <br /> -J.R.R Tolkien

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I loved it!! Very well done. :D