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Backyard Wishes

November 17, 2010
By sharpquill DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
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"There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." - Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Ghost feet trip light
to ghost wishes ahead
Snatch em up, let em blow
Ghost prayers and ghost hopes
dissolving into sky
Melting away…
Looking back at
ghost feet in live grass
To see that ghost wishes are for ghosts only
And they’ve already come true.

© Jacob H., Phoenix, AZ

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