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A Purple Iris

June 23, 2017
By chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
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chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything"

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blooms

in the dead grass,
fragile petals

trampled into earth;
the children

race their bicycles
over asphalt

and I stand

on my porch,

wondering what
the world was like

before we
covered the earth

in concrete,
the antithesis
of abstract.

© Rusty P., Balch Springs, TX

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Cory_Clark GOLD said...
on Oct. 23 2017 at 7:40 pm
Cory_Clark GOLD, Clemson, South Carolina
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you should check out some of my work. I am a big fan of yours!
chsongbird GOLD said...
on Oct. 7 2017 at 10:20 pm
chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it&#039;s these things I believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn&#039;t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything&quot;

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@Cory_Clark that means so much to me, I'm so glad you enjoy it.
chsongbird GOLD said...
on Oct. 7 2017 at 10:19 pm
chsongbird GOLD, Arlington, Massachusetts
18 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it&#039;s these things I believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn&#039;t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything&quot;

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@Cory_Clark Oh my gosh thank you!!
Cory_Clark GOLD said...
on Sep. 28 2017 at 8:59 pm
Cory_Clark GOLD, Clemson, South Carolina
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I love all of your work so much! You are so talented!