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Oh, To Write.

June 28, 2012
By JackieH PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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JackieH PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Don't break character, you've got a lot of heart. ~ The Killers

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Writing is an escape.
A place where I can go.
If you have a sanctuary
Then you already know.
Poems are the shoulder
On a highway of hurt.
A change to picnic
In the grass and the dirt.
Stories are seeing the sun
After being kept in the dark,
Finding your lost dog
And hearing his bark.
Reading is a kiss
From your long-lost love.
Noah on the ark
Seeing the dove.
Literature is what
Deserves my whole mind
'Cause even the greatest luxury
Couldn't be as kind.

© Valerie L., Niskayuna, NY

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so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 17 2012 at 9:00 am
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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  That's me^  
so_joy SILVER said...
on Aug. 1 2012 at 8:25 pm
so_joy SILVER, Navesink, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see.&quot;

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Exactly how I feel. Really captures the moment. Great job!

Please read, rate, and comment on my poems! Thanks!