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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan 
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. How easily it seems They move the young Unburdened by time Or experience Lighter than air They walk in the park By the riverbank The wealth they have That confident ignorance Strewing faith and flowers Along the way While we Who’ve been Expecting harm Go as yet is still beyond Even their saddest imagining The same sun the swans Their slender necks Curved like answered Question marks No Not likely And never again . |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
The burden of time and experience does indeed take away that special time of youth that we didn't really appreciate until it was gone. Well written. Ida |
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faithmairee Senior Member
since 2011-01-05
Posts 1441Poe Haven, USA |
very well-written...much enjoyed! Faith There must be a poem in here somewhere. |
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easy1 Senior Member
since 2010-05-22
Posts 1209Southeastern USA |
A smile, as you remind me of Kenneth Clark's comments about the old, gilded-age "top culture" people being "ignorant as swans"... I like that the actual swans reference you keep offstage here until near the end. Very effective. |
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