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broken-bottle collections

bare, calloused feet
skip-hop over crooked yellow lines
painted a thousand years ago.


one mississippi
one mississippi, two


sweet scents of dusk descend
around the highway child
arms up in the air,
collecting stardust and sunrays

hiding in pockets
waiting for rainy days



a million freckles
dance across sun-baked skin
decoration
  camouflage

 

 

broken-bottle collections

litter the ground beside the road

a mosaic of colors is forming

 

 

a swirling rainbow

of garbage and misfortune

becomes the beauty

 

 

the beauty of the highway child.

 

 

 

one mississippi

one mississippi, two

 

 

 

hop-skipping over crooked yellow lines

placed only for his play

 

a thousand years ago

 

 

 

by the highway child.

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  • stainedglasslove
    July 5
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    Man, I love this one. Great job


  • Blueisacolour
    May 7

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    'skip-hop over crooked yellow lines
    painted a thousand years ago.'

    Fantastic imagery.
    Absolutely beautiful!
    =D


  • usually-untitled
    March 16

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    this is gorgeous!
    the part about stardust and sunrays in pockets is definitely my favourite. it's so simple and profound.

  • Eusebius
    November 3, 2008

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    This, frankly, is an excellent poem! Superbly executed and brilliantly concieved! Shoulda got the gold! very, very fine! bravo....


  • just weak hands
    September 23, 2008

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    a very sad, yet strangely beautiful piece. i absolutely love it :] i especially loved

    arms up in the air,
    collecting stardust and sunrays

    hiding in pockets
    waiting for rainy days

    you're style is so creative ! i love it ! :] great job !


  • SouthernDownpour
    July 20, 2008

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    Wow. I loved this. Lmao i think this is better then half the crap i write.

    it was sad, cute, yet beautiful.
    I also loved your style.

    fantastic pen!


  • Lady of Remorse
    July 4, 2008

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    This was really good. I loved it really.

    "arms up in the air,
    collecting stardust and sunrays

    hiding in pockets
    waiting for rainy days"

    It's full of imagery. Very beautiful!


  • BellaD
    June 25, 2008
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    Good visual imagery in this piece. Congrats on the HM.


  • girl shaman
    May 26, 2008

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    beautiful; i adore the mississippi thing that was real creative thank you for entering


  • petrichor
    May 7, 2008

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    'a million freckles
    dance across sun-baked skin
    decoration
    camouflage'

    i adores this bit, i can't imagine anything more beautiful.

    i adored this poem, the beginning more so than the end. and i think the repition works, it's simple and effective. definately the ending is the best.

    <33


  • genderideals--
    May 7, 2008

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    I really liked this poem, but I'm not really sure how I feel about the repetition. Nonetheless, good luck.


  • faithful-star
    May 5, 2008

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    I have to say that there are some very nice imagery penned into this poem. A wonderful write that really made me think! Good luck in the contest!

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