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The Real Winter

December 8, 2011
By camohunter19 GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
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camohunter19 GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
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"Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it." "Violence is never the answer! It is a question, and the answer is yes."

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The meadows
They are under attack
Their beauty smothered

The cedars
Their sweeping bows reaching reaching out for a hug
One that they'll never get

The animals
Frozen, slumbering, or dead

It is the truth of winter
The mountains are under attack

© Lauren D.M., Scotch Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
Everybody is like "oh winter is so pretty". Winter has never been pretty to me, all I find is death.

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camohunter19 GOLD said...
on Dec. 21 2011 at 4:07 pm
camohunter19 GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
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&quot;Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.&quot; &quot;Violence is never the answer! It is a question, and the answer is yes.&quot;

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It was a typo
leafy said...
on Dec. 21 2011 at 2:24 pm
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Ooh nice :). You're right, many people just say how pretty winter is, but don't think of the flip side of it. My only suggestion would be to either put a comma after the first "reaching" in the 5th line or just take one of the "reaching"s ours. But otherwise, very nice! :) 5/5