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Nature's Proclamation

September 18, 2013
By Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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What does

The wilting flower
Proclaim to the tall oak tree?
"I’ve come across the idea
Of maybe me just being me."

But the shadows are hidden
Under the cloak of the sun,
As the fortress I’ve built
Crumbles to dust

You tore it apart;
The walls of my heart
That used to protect
This thin skin,
And you made me fall
And sink to my knees
And beg for the forgiveness of sins.

So what does
The wilting flower
Proclaim to the tall oak tree?
“You make me love the idea
Of me just being me."

© Greg K., New Lenox, IL

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SpeakerOfTheDead PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2013 at 5:17 pm
SpeakerOfTheDead PLATINUM, Lemont, Illinois
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&ldquo;How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.&rdquo; <br /> ― Henry David Thoreau

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I love this poem! Especially the title. The idea is splendid and it was well executed. The flow is great. Over all its wonderful.
Fallen_ PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 28 2013 at 6:06 pm
Fallen_ PLATINUM, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
&quot; a shattered world is only an opening into a new beginning with laughs, smiles, and love all around enter the world of the light and away from the broken darkness&quot;

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Mind blown from amazement. Once again brilliant job I liked it all I like how its a happy poem. And I like how u used nature
The-Noir-Poet GOLD said...
on Sep. 22 2013 at 7:05 pm
The-Noir-Poet GOLD, Sandy, Utah
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&quot;It is part of wisdom never to revisit to a wilderness... To return not only spoils a trip, but also tarnishes a memory.&quot; Aldo Leopold

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I liked it! interesting side of you, I have to say   Ever dark and yours, The-Noir-Poet
maelstrom14 GOLD said...
on Sep. 21 2013 at 11:51 pm
maelstrom14 GOLD, Oak Habor, Washington
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let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments...etc

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its very good its a happy poem. i think theres a good chance of it getting published