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Earthquake

January 7, 2022
By piperw811 PLATINUM, Pittsford, New York
piperw811 PLATINUM, Pittsford, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"chemistry between people is the strangest science of all" - Bridgett Devoue


there is a Part of me—that knows
the Sun will always rise;
Leaves will always fall;
and everything Dies—

and Tall—I’ll stand
through the whiteouts, the swirls—
and in the Sun, the same,
too, through the Rain—

but once the Sun arrives
and everything has Died—
the Day of Reckoning comes
in a gilded carriage to

carry me off, and I am gone—
a world away—Today—
your Pearls take shape in my palms
and I have put my feet

back on solid ground—
but still, I tread on fault lines
and the unseen, the unheard—
Tomorrow—I’ll crumble—


The author's comments:

I was inspired by E. Dickinson (and by many other things, but I chose to write this piece in a similar style to Dickinson).


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on Jan. 14 2022 at 12:18 pm
NicoleRV SILVER, Lawerance, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"Failure is a bruise not a tattoo"<br /> -Jon Sinclair

Wow! Beautiful poem!