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It Survives

June 4, 2013
By Arty96 BRONZE, Madera, California
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Arty96 BRONZE, Madera, California
2 articles 17 photos 5 comments

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&quot;Be who you are....Speak your mind,<br /> Because the ones who matter, don&#039;t mind,<br /> And the ones who mind, don&#039;t matter&quot; Dr. Seuss

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It survives


A flightless bird

It remembers the days
Of the wind between its feathers

Those days are no more

With a hindered wing
And a twisted foot
It doesn’t live

It survives

With its useless body
It carries on with hope

It remembers the days
Of the wind between its feathers

Will it fly again?

© Jacqueline T., Flower Mound, TX

The author's comments:
I like writing poems about nature, life, people. I got inspired because I saw this little bird that couldn't fly and I felt bad for it.
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Arty96 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 14 2013 at 10:34 pm
Arty96 BRONZE, Madera, California
2 articles 17 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are....Speak your mind,<br /> Because the ones who matter, don&#039;t mind,<br /> And the ones who mind, don&#039;t matter&quot; Dr. Seuss

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Hello, thanks :)
Arty96 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 14 2013 at 10:33 pm
Arty96 BRONZE, Madera, California
2 articles 17 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are....Speak your mind,<br /> Because the ones who matter, don&#039;t mind,<br /> And the ones who mind, don&#039;t matter&quot; Dr. Seuss

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Hi, thanks! :)
theatregirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 9 2013 at 1:07 pm
theatregirl PLATINUM, Lathrup Village, Michigan
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&quot;To thine own self be true,&quot; -from Hamlet, a play by Shakespeare.<br /> &quot;I have sworn on the altar of god eternal hostility against all forms of tyranny over the mind of man.&quot; - Thomas Jefferson

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Really good!!! Keep writing! :)
Brawltoy3 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 7 2013 at 1:32 pm
Brawltoy3 BRONZE, Harbeson, Delaware
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Wow this is very good