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The Beggar's Moon

November 2, 2012
By Mariahroo GOLD, El Cajon, California
Mariahroo GOLD, El Cajon, California
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You see I kept asking myself then: why am I so stupid that if others are stupid&mdash;and I know they are&mdash;yet I won&#039;t be wiser?&rdquo; <br /> ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment


The gem dripped moon shone
Over the beggar's kindness.
She who was alone.

Wiping tears away
With flowers that have seen much
Her sad eyes will dry.

The words will hold true.
Despite wind we are warm now.
Snow melts at your grin.

Bitterness took us
But by the light of the moon,
I saw and I knew.



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