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Falling Leaf

July 28, 2011
By MissColleen GOLD, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
MissColleen GOLD, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
14 articles 12 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.-Dr. Seuss


Red, yellow, and brown
The leaf comes tumbling down
Hugs the frozen ground


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on Aug. 2 2011 at 11:06 am
ohheyyyelli SILVER, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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Great imagery, I love "hugs the frozen ground"!

on Aug. 2 2011 at 10:31 am
MissColleen GOLD, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
14 articles 12 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.-Dr. Seuss

It is confusing... I might just try to re-work that line so it's better

on Aug. 1 2011 at 11:51 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

I'm not sure either.  That's what made it a bit confusing.

on Aug. 1 2011 at 11:02 pm
MissColleen GOLD, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
14 articles 12 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
You know you&#039;re in love when you don&#039;t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.-Dr. Seuss

I know it seems like that, but tumbling is supposed to read like tum-ble-ing, not tumb-ling. I'm not sure how to express that though.

on Aug. 1 2011 at 5:07 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
12 articles 10 photos 1646 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

This haiku has beautiful imagery, but there's only six syllables instead of seven in the second line.