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The Story in the Ice

January 10, 2014
By Anonymous

The story is in the ice,
The old man said.
And it will be there still,
Even when I am dead.
The ice can tell the story, too.
With its shadows and frozen fingers,
With its whispers and white eyes.
And when the ice shifts,
The story changes again.

© Anonymous

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OneAndOnlySuperGirl SILVER said...
on Jan. 16 2014 at 8:05 pm
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Hi. I have been accidently pressing the anonymous button, just wanted you to know who wrote this, good or bad.