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If I Were...

January 10, 2015
By NoniDoni GOLD, Calabasas, California
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If I were a language, I'd be French, so elegant and flawless.

If I were a color, I'd be orange, encouraging bright smiles everywhere.

If I were a cursive letter, I'd be a capital 'L' with its graceful loops.

If I were a food, I'd be chocolate, so luscious and creamy, drawing people in.

If I were a subject, I'd be writing, letting people express their thoughts and opinions.

If I were a city, I'd be Chicago, skyscrapers sprinkled with a thin layer of dazzling snow.

If I were a season, I'd be Spring, blooming with vibrantly colored life.

© Jordan K., Oxford, GA

The author's comments:

I wrote this poem after a really fun day!  I hope you all imagine each line as if you really were those things! 

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Ruin_1202 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 20 2015 at 3:21 pm
Ruin_1202 PLATINUM, Griffin, Georgia
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"Enter a short description of yourself (up to 250 characters). Please do not include your last name, email address, age, grade, name of school or any other identifying information." - Teen Ink

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It's nice.
PianoKeys97 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 19 2015 at 9:06 pm
PianoKeys97 PLATINUM, Medford, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches." -Dita Von Teese

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Love the idea of this. It's very imaginative and you have really managed to connect things such as languages, letters, color, seasons etc. to a type of idea and feeling. Great flow and coherence.
MysticMusic ELITE said...
on Jan. 19 2015 at 4:27 pm
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&ldquo;You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.&rdquo; -Mae West<br /> &quot;It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.&quot; - Leonardo Da Vinci

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Absolutely beautiful. Love it and hoping for more poems like this!!
VanillaSky BRONZE said...
on Jan. 15 2015 at 9:53 pm
VanillaSky BRONZE, Duncan, Oklahoma
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I love this piece! It is so rich in description and imagery. Also, I love the cursive "L". It looks awesome.