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May 20, 2014
By rakosinski BRONZE, Naperville, Illinois
rakosinski BRONZE, Naperville, Illinois
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One.
There was a boy who's hands were like strawberries.
He showed her how to pick them at their ripest.
She cringed tasting the bitterness. Had she picked too soon?
Two.
She met a boy who's touch was as soft as clouds.
She felt them as he showed her the view from the sky.
She nestled in to them only to find they were water as she fell through.
Three.
She met a boy who flew in like a hurricane.
She put on her rain boots.
She played in the rain only to find that hurricanes were named after people for a reason.
Four.
She met a boy with hands and feet.
He removed her rain boots and sat her down in his grandfather's chair.
She gave him strawberries.
She showed him the view.
She built a shelter for the hurricanes.


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on May. 23 2014 at 9:30 pm
honest_iago BRONZE, Midway, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else." --Tom Stoppard

The imagery in this piece is fantastic--especially the bit about the shelter for storms at the end. You're really good at giving free verse a rhythm, even if it's not a set one.