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The Flower

May 18, 2014
By SadStories123 BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
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SadStories123 BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I was within and without. Simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.&quot;<br /> -F.Scott Fitzgerald<br /> (The Great Gatsby)

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It rises and blooms
It's petals pop out from sleep
One by one they fall

© Beth S., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
I wrote this because of my love of flowers and from my observations of the cycle of life. This poem explains the flower, yet it puts life into perspective.
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