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Perhaps Because MAG

May 11, 2010
By becausetheskyisblue SILVER, Arlington, Virginia
becausetheskyisblue SILVER, Arlington, Virginia
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So I know she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Thomas Edison&#039;s last words were: &quot;It&#039;s very beautiful over there.&quot; I don&#039;t know where there is, but I believe it&#039;s somewhere, and I hope it&#039;s beautiful.<br /> --John Green, Looking for Alaska


Ivy wound 'round a filigree
Of iron bars ahead
Barring a pathway to a garden
All its flowers dead.
Petals brown and pitiful
Scattered 'cross the ground
A mosaic past its glory
Waiting to be found
Fountains cracked and filthy,
Dirt all streaked across
The once-ago pristine marble
Coated now in moss
Little tufts of grass
Pushing up in flower beds
An innocent, ugly substitute
In the sunny flowers' stead
It's unclear why the happiness
Is spreading 'cross my face
Perhaps because (when life was gone)
New life took its place


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jfickondale said...
on Mar. 2 2011 at 6:22 pm
This is exquisite! So delicate, wonderful imagery... please keep it up! You are truly one of the most talented writers on this site.

on Aug. 3 2010 at 1:34 pm
becausetheskyisblue SILVER, Arlington, Virginia
9 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
So I know she forgives me, just as I forgive her. Thomas Edison&#039;s last words were: &quot;It&#039;s very beautiful over there.&quot; I don&#039;t know where there is, but I believe it&#039;s somewhere, and I hope it&#039;s beautiful.<br /> --John Green, Looking for Alaska

thanks; i try to :)

on Jul. 25 2010 at 3:38 pm
foreverwelsh BRONZE, Cardiff, Other
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&quot;Thin, like butter over too much bread&quot; JRR Tolkien

luv this :)

beautiful writing, keep it up!