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The Golden Flower
September 10, 2014
                                
                                
                                  The flower
   In the flower patch
   Is different.
   It lies
   Golden yellow,
   In a sea of blue.
   It has no one,
   No one to compare to,
   And it feels
   Alone.
   The others,
   The sea of blue,
   Is one.
   Together,
   They decide.
   Together,
   They mock
   The poor golden flower.
   The young boy
   In the schoolhouse
   Is different.
   He is calm
   In a sea of chaos.
   The boy goes out,
   Out to the flower patch,
   Crying.
   One by one
   He pulls
   Every blue flower
   As golden one
   Watches in horror.
   Across the flower patch
   He sees a girl
   A girl who's calm.
   He takes the sea,
   The sea of blue flowers,
   To her,
   And together
   They walk into 
   The sunset.
   The golden flower
   No longer looks
   At the peaceful
   Boy and girl,
   As the sea of blue
   Is now gone,
   Revealing
   What
   Was
   Hidden.
   Revealing
   Another golden flower. 
                                    
© Candace L., Amityville, NY
                                
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I'm not quite sure where the inspiration for this poem came from, but it's one of my favorites that I've written. Hopefully this will remind people that there's something good to come out of crazy times, and you're never alone!