We were children then
The world seemed infinite
~An illusion
We thought we could do anything
We could touch the stars
And dance with the faeries
We made works of art
On the patio bricks
Lined with silver clouds
And gumdrop dreams
~Illusions soared
The taste of chocolate
And caramel stars
Visions of sugarplums
Whatever those were
And we knew that time belonged to us
We could do anything
Be anything
Laugh
And love
Live
And we did
~Illusions beckoned
But time belonged to no one
Not even a white-washed sermon
Life hit us hard
Between the eyes
Sandboxes shifted in hourglass raindrops
Drifting like snow to the earth
Losing their way
And where did time go anyway?
Did it get lost?
Or did we?
A bacon and egg breakfast
Cold and heartless
No more lollipops
~Illusions shattered
Broken-hearted, we drove
Miles upon miles
Of steeled grass
But no flight could take us back
Back to candyland
Back to bike rides around town
Back to the harvest moon
Back to then
Back to freedom
~Illusions
Time was ours
And we
Were invincible
Author notes
"I swear in that moment, We were infinite"
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Something new for me. I was surprised how well it flowed really. I apologize, I've never read the book you spoke of, so I used some of the other entries as inspiration. I hope this isn't too terrible.
A contest entry
- Infinite, 10,000 points. by InfiniteCaitlin.
12000 points, ended July 2, 2007, 27 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - round one; enter your best. by broken-colours.
600 points, ended December 12, 2008, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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YOu didnt follow the rules love, and you are oh so lucky to catch me in a giving mood, read the rules and follow them and I may linger on in my good mood and not DQ this.
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Terribly sorry. I added the line to the author's notes that we were supposed to have. Is there anything else I'm lacking?
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this is really good... I like it that you wrote something like this! you did a great job writing it! "The taste of chocolate
And caramel stars
Visions of sugarplums
Whatever those were" were my favorite lines... lol. ( I love chocolate and caramel! lol) keep up your good work! and good luck in the contest!
Crimson
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