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Living to Die

August 22, 2010
By Drizzle29 SILVER, Norwalk, Connecticut
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Drizzle29 SILVER, Norwalk, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière

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The lights are dark
The summer cold
The winter hot
And the wild controlled

Shoes on my hands
A present absentee
Alone in a crowded room
My eyes can't see

Telling secrets
Is an extreme
When you're falling up
Deaf to your own scream

© Caroline C., Coronado, CA

The author's comments:
Life is one big oxymoron.

"Do what you will, this world's a fiction and is made up of contradiction." - William Blake
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Drizzle29 SILVER said...
on Jan. 9 2011 at 12:04 pm
Drizzle29 SILVER, Norwalk, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière

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i'm late with both of these but thanks! it means a lot :)
ViralGirl BRONZE said...
on Jan. 6 2011 at 6:49 pm
ViralGirl BRONZE, Springfield, Massachusetts
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&quot;No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.&quot; <br /> - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Wow. This is REALLY good.
sweetly_broken GOLD said...
on Nov. 9 2010 at 7:50 pm
sweetly_broken GOLD, Garner, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
We never know how big we are until we are asked to rise.

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i like this a lot, i think it's great writing, a great metaphor, and i love the quote on the side. Everything flowed perfectly and went with a good rythym. check out my work please!