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May 27, 2010
By thelastclarissa GOLD, Worcester, Massachusetts
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his one here is slightly wilted,

is drooping drunkenly and dying
from the center to the petal tips

in varying degrees –
here a perfect petal clashing reluctantly

with a browning one
and throwing the bouquet's color scheme off,

and now you take it and throw the flower away
because pretty sells (out), and replace it with

a fresh flower that smells sweet and
(in the snow) it attracts the eye and looks happy,

but (it cries) in awful silence.

© Jessica R., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
e.e. cummings is a big influence for me, and lately I've been experimenting more with using alternative grammer to make points. This particular poem isn't too grammatically unusual, but it can be read at least three different ways depending on how you interpret the words in parentheses.
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SkywithDiamonds BRONZE said...
on Mar. 27 2015 at 7:03 am
SkywithDiamonds BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
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&quot;Living is easy with eyes closed/Misunderstanding all you see/It&#039;s getting hard to be someone but it all works out/It doesn&#039;t matter much to me&quot;<br /> <br /> --&quot;Strawberry Fields Forever&quot;, The Beatles

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Loved the "Pretty sells (out)" line--using grammar to your advantage is great for taking things to the next level. Super impressive!
sweetdollsarah BRONZE said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 7:09 pm
sweetdollsarah BRONZE, Hemet, California
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LOVE THIS POEM!!!
Lexie96 GOLD said...
on Oct. 24 2011 at 6:09 am
Lexie96 GOLD, Havana, Illinois
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That was very good, and I loved the grammar used in it; brought the poem to a whole new level. Do you think you could spare some time to check out my work? Please?