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January 9, 2012
By EmiLund BRONZE, Solvang, California
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EmiLund BRONZE, Solvang, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;since the thing perhaps is <br /> to eat flowers and not to be afraid&quot; <br /> &mdash; E.E. Cummings (E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962)

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in a strange panic
i suddenly am
shoving away the
branches of a tree
that resembles him.

the familiar
tree begs me deeply
to not venture back
into the deep dark
forest of my life.

© Elizabeth G., Marblehead, MA

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