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Poppies

May 2, 2009
By WriterDancerLover GOLD, Fontana, California
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Poppies
To some,
Elegance and beauty
Comes to mind
Upon their sight.

Delicate orange,
Soft petals,
And the sweet fragrance
On the whispering breeze.

Others take
The melancholic view,
Peering past the beauty
To discover
The darkness
In the center.
The heart of the flower,
Covered by the bright
Petals
Radiant sunshine,
That blinds the eyes,
A mask,
Like our own.

A dark heart,
Sadness hardly seen.
Sadness in the center
Of the sweet creation,
Poppies.

© Liza C., Seattle, WA

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I saw a painting of two poppies and it inspired this poem.
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SpringRayyn PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 6 2010 at 8:49 pm
SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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&quot;Don&#039;t punish yourself,&quot; she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing.&quot;<br /> --Markus Zusak, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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I love these kinds of poems! I wrote one like this before about a bubble, and I'm trying to get it posted if you want to check it out...if it gets posted...
hbananabread93 GOLD said...
on Jun. 24 2009 at 6:22 pm
hbananabread93 GOLD, Lyons, Pennsylvania
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it is what it is<br /> &amp;&amp;<br /> dance like EVERYBODY is watching

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I really liked this poem, the way you showed that beauty can cover darkness, and theres a possibility that no one will ever see the darkness.

I love poetry, how it can compare 2 things, and the writer may be writing about 2 things, and the reader might comprehend it as two other things, which may make the poem even more beautiful!

Thanks for sharing!
bookhugger14 SILVER said...
on Jun. 4 2009 at 9:11 pm
bookhugger14 SILVER, Delta, Ohio
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veryyy good poem! i enjoyed reading this :)
Inkspired PLATINUM said...
on May. 15 2009 at 8:41 pm
Inkspired PLATINUM, Whitby, Other
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&quot;If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?&quot; - Mario Pei<br /> &quot;I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; Isaac Asimov

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GREAT!! The way you compare the petals to the center as light to dark. I thought it would be about the war, the darkness, but you managed to write about poppies and not the war. Wonderful poem!