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The swinging oak

August 12, 2012
By liveamongthestarsdieamongthepeople GOLD, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
Why I am here, I know not; where I shall go, it is useless to enquire. In the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, and infinity why should I be anxious of an atom?<br /> -Lord Byron

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Demolished apart
Slightly glanced and unnoticed to those familiar
Bloodshed unseen to those passed by,
Another tale, another despair wasted and useless
Fall against the swinging tree, and hang in the air for those few moments
Landing softly in a heap
Laughter against the blue skies

© Natalie R., Windermere, FL

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