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Sands of Time

May 13, 2010
By shaune43 GOLD, Bel Air, Maryland
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"Shaune get your finger out of the hole in my pants!" -Leah

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The sands of time slowly slip away
Through my frail, slender fingers
As it falls I shed a tear and watch it as the sands of my life slip away
With it my friends, family, and accomplishments shattering.
But all is not lost I will live on through all that I have known.

© Carollynn G., Hawthorne, NY

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waywithwords GOLD said...
on Jul. 7 2010 at 3:59 pm
waywithwords GOLD, Forest Hill, Maryland
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