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Daughter to Mother

June 13, 2010
By OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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I’ll tell ya this, ma
Life for me aint been no coaster ride
It’s had bumps
An’ rattles, and shakin’
An’ tiltin’
An’ drops where there aint’ve been—
Dangerous
But through this hell
I been a-ridin’
An holdin’ on
Clingin’ to the bars an bearin’ through
There been times the power cut
And we was left up all alone
An chill’d in open cold
So don’t get off, ma
Don’t ya leave jus yet
‘Cause I’se still here,
I’se still a-ridin’
And life for me aint been no coaster ride

© Courtney R., Great Falls, VA

The author's comments:
For language arts, I had to make my own poem copying the style of a famous one, so I chose Mother to Son, but I actually liked how it turned out.
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OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 7 2010 at 6:45 am
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
48 articles 0 photos 1752 comments

Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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You are so nice for commenting on all of these:) I will definitely check yours out when I have time.
kmarie14 PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 6 2010 at 11:41 pm
kmarie14 PLATINUM, Hyrum, Utah
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oh. my. gosh. i love this poem!!!! i absolutly love ur writing cant get enough of it ;) this is so original and ahh i love it! :) check out my work if u get time! thnx for posting
OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 23 2010 at 4:30 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thanks! Of course I will.
thewriteidea DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 23 2010 at 2:41 pm
thewriteidea DIAMOND, Pleasanton, California
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i like the originality of this piece. the way you form the weirds adds a sort of voice that makes this poem really great. only fantastic authors can do that!!

check out some of my work, too if you'd like. this is really great! keep writing!!(:

OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 3:55 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Haha thanks! :D
LastChapter said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 11:18 am
LastChapter, Hempstead, New York
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(couldn&#039;t think of anything better at the time) &quot;Take the first step in faith. You don&#039;t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.&quot;-Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

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niiiiice! i didnt read that book yet, but because of this, i think i just might:]
OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 9:45 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thanks!  Guess a lot of LA teachers have us read these:)
beautiful_but_torn GOLD said...
on Jul. 14 2010 at 9:39 pm
beautiful_but_torn GOLD, West Jefferson, North Carolina
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It&#039;s all make believe, isn&#039;t it? <br /> Marilyn Monroe

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I had to read mother to son, in languahe arts too.

And I really enjoy your version.

Keep writing darling, Your going places!:]

OfficialApprover PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 12 2010 at 4:03 pm
OfficialApprover PLATINUM, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Grab life by the balls. -Slobberknocker<br /> We cannot change the cards we&#039;re dealt just how we play the hand<br /> Experience is what you get when you didn&#039;t get what you wanted<br /> It&#039;s pretty easy to be smart when you&#039;re parroting smart people<br /> -Randy Pausch

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Thanks!  And of course:)
splenda. SILVER said...
on Jul. 12 2010 at 9:44 am
splenda. SILVER, Century, Florida
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&quot;Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn&#039;t.&quot; Mark Twain

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wow. this is oober good, like seriously.

would you check out my newest poem "to whom it may concern,"? thanks.