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An Ode to the Air

November 26, 2013
By idirntcare BRONZE, Wellford, South Carolina
idirntcare BRONZE, Wellford, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Our passion is our strength. -Billie Joe Armstrong


If the sun is gold and the grass green,
Then you have the grandest love I’ve seen
The air’s strength, like you, can cause despair
And wistfulness you have the ability to share

No, you caress the leaves of grass
Even when you could wipe out a mass

And if you are the air, then I must be a tree
I am mighty yet wrinkled
And you exist within me
Your power makes the roughest hail sprinkle

In this moment, we need each other
We coexist, no fear of another

The winter will come just like the wind
And often I can bear it with you
But one day, when Spring’s letters are ready to send
My existence requires more than two
Death’s feline feat crawl over the bend
My limbs reach to only a few
The air is fearless, and I am fearful
My hopeless wishes are prayerful

For Nature gives me you to exist
But you need not me to assist


The author's comments:
This ode was written for extra credit in my literature class.

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on Dec. 4 2013 at 12:38 pm
Love the feline feet part. Great ode!