like the earth, i’ve
had enough glacial age
to freeze me to the core
and bend my spine
(but it never broke.)
and now you stand,
knees aligned with mine,
teaching me
what the best geologists
couldn’t grasp about equality.
here you are,
hands outstretched
like a dish
healthier than ambrosia
offering me the
gift of climate change –
proof that there is
balance in madness,
hope awaiting beyond
the gates of insult, and
kindness
above all dust and ashes.
Author notes
June 10, 2009
Recently I was thinking about the worst things anyone's ever told me. Today I just got a new enlightening comment on my diary with the nicest quotes people have said to me. This is for all the people who made the worst comments seem like nothing by comparison: for Sean, Kevin, Corina, Mrs. Mihalache, Mrs. S. Georgescu, Mrs. Rǎileanu, Garrisson, Dad, Claudia, pine-needles, Aeris Silverlight, Sora, Aanika, Esha (who are already in my nicest-things-people-said-to-me list) and others equally sweet who probably should be but aren’t (yet) like Cuca, Hollie, Raluca, Oana N., Sylviane, my other friends here, etc. Some will unfortunately never read this... a certain someone probably will think it's crap 
But just to thank everyone 
In a list
- Poetry for others • next in list
- For Kevin • next in list
- For my teachers, should they ever read... • next in list
- For/to Sean • next in list
A contest entry
- What Is The One Thing That Makes You Happy? by FloridaGatorQueen.
550 points, ended August 14, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Honesty.
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Very strange, dont understand it one bit. But i like it all the same
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This is an awesome poem. Friends do give us the greatest of happiness'. I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest
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Nice job
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Just love it! Thank you so much! Your words get into my hart! I just feel happy having you as my friend.
Ralu
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OMG you're on AP?!
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! I'm glad to have you as a friend too!!
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Your words do us all a kindness; your talent is an inspiration. You are the one to be thanked for all the wonderful poetry you have given us and for showing us the world as you see it. You really are one of a kind.
Garrison
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thanks.
glad you liked it!
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What a great way to say thank you. Like the metaphor
too.
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really loved reading this and they are very special people to you i guess, really loved every word and there is good things with everything. Really well written, loved it
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Very nice piece, I enjoyed reading this.
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thank you!
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