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Would We Know

December 27, 2011
By leaf44 PLATINUM, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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leaf44 PLATINUM, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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&quot;Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.&quot;<br /> &quot;Be careful, or you&#039;ll end up in my novel.&quot;

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If all we knew was pain,
If sadness haunted every day,
If there was no sun and only rain,
Would we know it if we saw a shining ray?

© Jovee B., Dededo, Guam

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leaf44 PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 10 2012 at 3:55 pm
leaf44 PLATINUM, Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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&quot;Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to make sense.&quot;<br /> &quot;Be careful, or you&#039;ll end up in my novel.&quot;

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i was going to just write "thanks!" but apparently comments have to be at least 10 characters long now, so thanks!
shmam7624 SILVER said...
on Jan. 5 2012 at 6:13 pm
shmam7624 SILVER, Evansville, Wisconsin
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We must become the change we want to see<br /> -Mahatma Gandhi

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I really like this poem. The message is very pronounced and evokes emotion like a true poem should. Well done!