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rhia_5779
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0 posted 2006-09-25 02:59 PM




CROCOLDILES LIE AWAITING FOR THEIR PREY,
SNOUTS JUST BELOW WATER READY TO CRUNCH
FEMALE LION FOLK, SLEEP AT NIGHT, HUNT BY DAY
CHASING DOWN A BUFFALO, CLAIMING A BIRTHRIGH

SCAVENGERS LAND IN TREES, FIX WITH THEIR STARE
THE DEAD CARCASSES VOID OF ANY LIVING SIGNS
MAJESTIC EAGLES FLY TO, GREAT PINNACLES STABBING THE SKY
SEEING ALL, THE WATER BUFFALO WHO GET STUCK

CROSSING THE RIVERS FLOWING WITH DANGER
TREES THAT PLANT THEIR SEEDS
ENLIGHTING FLORA, THERE FOR ALL OF TIME
STRETCHINNG LIMBS TO THE SKY, ROOTS DUG DEEP

BLINK YOUR EYES AWAKE TO LOOK
TAKE YOUR HEADPHONES OUT AND HEAR
SPREAD YOUR FINGERS AND FEEL
OPEN YOUR LIPS, TASTE THE MISTED AIR

SKYSCRAPING WAVES CRASH APON THE SAND
IMPERFECT HUMANS TRY TO LIVE OUT WHITEWATER SURF
BACKWASH SPITS SO MANY OUT ONTO THE LAND
LOOKING OUT, MINISCULE DOTS ON AN ENDLESS SEA

MOUNTAINS STAND, IN THE RECEDING LIGHT
DOMED FIGURES AGAINST THE HORIZON
WATCHING US FOR ALL OF FOREVER
WATERFALLS DROP DOWN CASCADING HEIGHTS

GANGLY SLITHERING SNAKES TWIST AROUND THE ROCKS
TIGERS CREEP ON QUIET FEET, FUZZY EARS KEEN
SPEED OF LIGHTING, A MOUSE DARTS OUT TO ANOTHER SAFE HAVEN
GRACEFULL SPEED, POUNCES, CARRYS ITS' PRIZE AWAY IN ITS TEETH

SITTING ON THE CRACKED CONCRETE STEPS
CATCHING JUST A HIDDEN GLIMPSE OF THE WILD
PALE LAVENDER, SHALLOW SEA GREEN, WHITE FLASH, LIGHTS UP THE SKY
NOTHING COMPLEX, JUST BEAUTY, SIMPLICITY OF A SMALL CHILD

MAYBE IF WE ALL COULD
SEE BEYONE OUR LIVES
WE MGIHT
TASTE THE FRESHNESS IN THE LINEN CRISP AIR
HEAR THE RED HAWK SING ITS SONG
SEE THE WILD FOR WHAT AN AMAZING GIFT
LET OUR FINGERTIPS EXPLORE THE WET DIRT, TEXTURED ROCK, SHELL OF THE TREES
BEAUTY OF THE WILD
DISSAPEARIING SUN, CREEPING FINGERS OF A CHILD
WHEN WE WERE CREATED WE WERE AWARDED THE GREATEST
PRIZE.


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Brittany
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since 2006-09-26
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1 posted 2006-09-26 04:57 PM


I like this poem, it's different. It makes you sit back and think about everything. i like it. Why in caps lock though?
rhia_5779
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2 posted 2006-09-26 06:12 PM


The font was small, and my computer is kind of messed up right now so I wanted to use that font, and to make it big I wrote it in CAps.
hunnie_girl
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3 posted 2006-09-27 11:27 PM


BLINK YOUR EYES AWAKE TO LOOK
TAKE YOUR HEADPHONES OUT AND HEAR
SPREAD YOUR FINGERS AND FEEL
OPEN YOUR LIPS, TASTE THE MISTED AIR

i liked that stanza it made me think yea maybe i should look in the world instead of at it if you know what i mean... this poem was good it acually made me think a lot about life. you have a good outlook on life showing from this poem. good write...
hunnie*

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Kira Aso
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Closer to Hell...
4 posted 2006-09-28 01:12 PM


Instant favorite!
nostalgic*pride
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NowhereVille
5 posted 2006-09-28 02:33 PM


SITTING ON THE CRACKED CONCRETE STEPS
CATCHING JUST A HIDDEN GLIMPSE OF THE WILD
PALE LAVENDER, SHALLOW SEA GREEN, WHITE FLASH, LIGHTS UP THE SKY
NOTHING COMPLEX, JUST BEAUTY, SIMPLICITY OF A SMALL CHILD

Cough, can I say WOW? This is awesome, beautiful, and amazing. LIBRARY!!

rhia_5779
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6 posted 2006-09-28 06:05 PM


Thank you , thank you. Glad you all liked.
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