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January 6, 2014
By JosiSunny GOLD, Lehi, Utah
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&quot;We&#039;re all a little weird, and life&#039;s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutual weirdness and call it LOVE.&quot;<br /> -Dr. Seuss

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The blue jay
Winked at me
As it hopped happily
Across the worn forest trail
I beheld it’s beauty;
Its dusk feathers
Bright in the spots of sunlight

Then it started to sing.
So wonderful and sweet
I realized it sang
The true song of my soul.
I smiled.
It was a happy song.
It was free.
That day a blue jay taught me
To sing

© Meg B., Blairstown, NJ

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Spring, Warmth, Wonderfulness.
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