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A Four Leaf Clover

June 13, 2011
By BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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A field of green
Through which I run
And laugh
And scream for pure joy
A field of clovers
Whose lobes
Number four

Finally
I can run
No more
My throat
And mouth
Dry
And cracked

But as I fall
To my knees
Upon
The soft green velvet
I smile still
I pluck a clover
And I see
The sorrows
Even a clover
Has
Bleed
Into thin air
Leaving naught
But ruddy gold

Any other day
I would not stop to wonder
I would gather up
Every clover
There has ever been
But today…
Today is different
Today
I marvel

© Meagan Y., Tigard, OR

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JessHaley PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 6 2011 at 6:57 pm
JessHaley PLATINUM, HIGHLAND, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Live for Life

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I like it, its like a "smell the roses" kind of thing, but not so much of a bumper cookie. 
JustEmily PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 9:01 am
JustEmily PLATINUM, Cicero, Indiana
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That's HAWT!

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This is nice. I like how you were able to personify the clover.
Silent_Artist SILVER said...
on Jul. 4 2011 at 9:25 pm
Silent_Artist SILVER, Selma, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"One day I'm gonna run away and never come back and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master" - Jimmy The Rev Sullivan. Not much of a deep meaning but it makes me laugh.

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Good job. I like it.