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March 28, 2012
By eternal_sunshine SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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eternal_sunshine SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you;<br /> Weep, and you weep alone.<br /> For the sad old earth must borrow it&#039;s mirth,<br /> But has trouble enough of its own.

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Because when you were talking
when you were driving
it was there in your eyes,
your gestures
your nods
I saw a little boy
he wasn’t quite gone yet
he was surrounded in clothes, money, cars, girls,
but he was laughing inside
quite beautifully

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Jessi_suarez1 GOLD said...
on Apr. 10 2012 at 8:35 pm
Jessi_suarez1 GOLD, Kissimmee, Florida
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woww i really like this one! good job! u have a uniqueness to ur work which is good. so keep it up :)
HoldingFast GOLD said...
on Apr. 10 2012 at 4:09 pm
HoldingFast GOLD, Plano, Texas
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&quot;If I wasn&#039;t meant to fly, I wouldn&#039;t have these wings&quot;

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oh i like this alot. it's so cute i've got the image of an akward-limbed boy in my head with like shaggy brown hair thats so mishivious :) veyr good
AlaskaFrost GOLD said...
on Apr. 9 2012 at 8:02 pm
AlaskaFrost GOLD, Acushnet, Massachusetts
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Wow I really like this poem! It's beautiful, and I really like the way you begin the poem with "Because" - kind of like you're in the middle of a thought - it makes it personal! And I also really like the way you end it. So beautiful!! I don't know why, but this poem reminded me a little of the character Jay Gatsby XD
JoPepper PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 8 2012 at 11:38 am
JoPepper PLATINUM, Annandale, Virginia
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&quot;Freedom is the ability to not care what the other person thinks.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Not all those who wander are lost&quot; --JRR Tolkien<br /> <br /> &quot;When you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.&quot; --Jose&#039; Bergamin

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That was good I think I know what it means, but I can't really explain it myself, although beautifulspirit explained kind of what I was thinking just fine!  Keep writing! ;)
eternal_sunshine SILVER said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 10:12 pm
eternal_sunshine SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you;<br /> Weep, and you weep alone.<br /> For the sad old earth must borrow it&#039;s mirth,<br /> But has trouble enough of its own.

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Thanks for the feedback! :)
wordbeater SILVER said...
on Apr. 6 2012 at 1:45 pm
wordbeater SILVER, Sharpsburg, Georgia
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I really loved this piece! It was a really clear image to me and you really didn't have to say very much at all. :)
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 5:26 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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Oh my bad, I was totally off. Well it's a piece that holds ambiguous meaning, which is always interesting. 
eternal_sunshine SILVER said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 5:20 pm
eternal_sunshine SILVER, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Laugh, and the world laughs with you;<br /> Weep, and you weep alone.<br /> For the sad old earth must borrow it&#039;s mirth,<br /> But has trouble enough of its own.

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Yeah! I guess the title could be kind of confusing. It's about a boy I got coffee with and I could see a bit of innocence left in him. And I liked it, haha. Thanks for the comment :)
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2012 at 5:17 pm
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

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I like it, but I'm a little unsure about the meaning. So the speaker of this poem saw a guy that was still in some subtle way, a little boy on their way to get coffee? I hope I got it right~