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October 21, 2009
By Emanuel_A SILVER, Kenmore, New York
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Obscured in shadows, hides it from us all:
Sleek and silent, moving with the old air,
Whispering. But ignorant to hear the call,
We, us, forget the sound that it can bear.
It hides beneath the masked sarcophagus,
Ancient as it is and locked out of sight.
Rotting in the musk of decay infectious
It calls above to say the long lost right.
The hiding star that fights the darkened clouds
Glistens bright and eradicates the black;
But still the clouds hold strong, it screams so loud
And keeps the star in check: it holds it back.
Though never gone, it keeps to this: our soul
And saves ourselves from lies that stop us cold.

© Lindsey D., Marblehead, MA

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pyropoet said...
on Nov. 8 2009 at 12:12 pm
this is an amazing poem! u should keep it up :)
Emanuel_A SILVER said...
on Oct. 31 2009 at 5:54 pm
Emanuel_A SILVER, Kenmore, New York
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Thank you! That is very kind.
literaryaddict PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 31 2009 at 1:47 pm
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&quot;We&#039;re almost there and no where near it. All that matters is that we&#039;re going.&quot; Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls<br /> &quot;The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound.&quot; Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

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just saying that "it's nice" doesn't cut it. this was really great and thought provoking. i loved the insightfulness you brought to the poem
Alexx627 said...
on Oct. 28 2009 at 2:45 pm
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It's nice