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Number 37

February 13, 2011
By hcowley14 GOLD, Burnt Hills, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world.

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Clear glass
noses pressed upon it.

(And they stare -transfixed,
wonder.
believe.)

Cork pops off,
the sweet secret spills out.

(And it weaves and tumbles,
drifts.
soars.)

My fingers fly,
paintings in the air.

(And I'm the artist that nobody knows,
whispering.
feeling.)

As suddenly as it began,
all good things just reach their end.

(So I fold it up with love and care,
my secret.
my own.)

It's mine and it always will be:
the one thing you can't and won't take from me.

© Rosalie P., Pompton Plains, NJ

The author's comments:
You have to find that one thing, something that nobody can take away from you. Have a little passion.

Listen to this as you read, it was my inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTIN80XGICA&feature=related
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