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April 13, 2013
By Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Use what talents you possess. The Woods would be very quiet if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot;<br /> --Henry Van Dyke

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“Rotten weeds,” you say
and carelessly too, your
flippant attitude burning
just as much as the arsonous
words that left your mouth

the dandelions heard your two
word speech and I saw them
wilt a little for it

I wanted to tell them that
we can't all be daffodils,
but by that point your monstrous
feet had already done their damage
all that remained was a crippled stem and crushed petals
what a shame, for that
was all the beauty they
had to offer you

I knelt down to gently explain
that you got hurt
in the most important spot –
and that sometimes hearts
will bend and warp like
melting glass

Years later I told those rotten
weeds that they were sunbursts
in a green sky and they stood
breathtakingly proud for me
they understood my words just
as well as they understood yours.

© Kristen G., Pompton Plains, NJ

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readerwriterpoet GOLD said...
on Apr. 19 2014 at 3:25 pm
readerwriterpoet GOLD, Springfield, Tennessee
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&quot;The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.&quot; -Eleanor Roosevelt

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This is absolutely beautiful... wow.
theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 2 2014 at 6:24 pm
theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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&quot;Can&#039;t keep my eyes from the circling sky,<br /> Tongue-tied and twisted<br /> Just an earth-bound misfit, I&quot;<br /> ~Pink Floyd<br /> <br /> &quot;Now is blessed<br /> The rest<br /> remembered &quot; <br /> <br /> ~Jim Morrison

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you're welcome! :) Im happy you got published. Congrats :)
Skyset GOLD said...
on Mar. 1 2014 at 8:41 pm
Skyset GOLD, Goddard, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Use what talents you possess. The Woods would be very quiet if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot;<br /> --Henry Van Dyke

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Thank you very much!
theSunfloweredCrow PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 1 2014 at 3:17 pm
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&quot;Can&#039;t keep my eyes from the circling sky,<br /> Tongue-tied and twisted<br /> Just an earth-bound misfit, I&quot;<br /> ~Pink Floyd<br /> <br /> &quot;Now is blessed<br /> The rest<br /> remembered &quot; <br /> <br /> ~Jim Morrison

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This  is great. Great work! Wow I love the images and the words you chose.
Skyset GOLD said...
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Thank you! I appreciate it!  
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You are amazing. 'Nough said.
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Thank you so much!
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Seriously my favorite poem I have read on her. Great work, I absolutley love it!