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Tossed

November 21, 2010
By easyOcean BRONZE, Hollis, New Hampshire
easyOcean BRONZE, Hollis, New Hampshire
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Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkein<br /> <br /> To be great is to be misunderstood. - Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> <br /> One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - Andre Gide


alone
in a basket
surrounded by artichokes
whose leaves are layers
piling up, thickening
pushing them further
and further
from the heart
mistaking themselves
for blooming flowers
I sit
without petals
smiling
knowing something
they don’t know;
knowing
that some day
they will be plucked
and smile too,
or die
rotten.


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