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Nature's Sonatinas

April 15, 2011
By alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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As grasshoppers pounce,
As bees buzz with affection,
Birds serenade to the swaying trees
And the trees dance in the wind.

As the sun’s eyes grow heavy,
Shadows creep up fields
And swallow the world
To reveal a mysterious face uncovered.

Cicadas shriek into the open night;
Coyotes sing to the moon
As stars twinkle their wishes
In the starry, passionate sky.

The mysterious, pale face –
Put to bed by nature’s Sonatinas –
Listens to the world…
Until Apollo awakens the sun of beauty.

© Jason B., Colorado Springs, CO

The author's comments:
Sonatina: a musical composition. The chirps and tweets and wooshes you hear outside are nature's sonatinas - the background compositions outside put to play on the big stage of the world.
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Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 18 2011 at 5:24 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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RIght?! haha :)
alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 18 2011 at 5:13 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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I know! And I'm like it's too hard for me to be simple when I write why can't you understand that! lol
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 15 2011 at 2:44 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Haha I remember when he always told me that too!! He'd be like "You are trying you write something too complicated. Use simple words!" And I was like naw naw :P
alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 2:58 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Thank you! :D yeah personally I like this one of mine too. I just love nature and describing it is fun for me! And yeah lot's of people didn't know what a sonatina was and this is a poem I translated into english cause I originally wrote this for spanish and Senor Vigil told me to write a simpler poem...again!!!! But I didn't and everyone liked my poem! :) heh heh
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 9:42 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
59 articles 0 photos 670 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Greeaaaaat poem :) You describe nature's beauty in such a vivid, beautful way. Also, I learned a new word! :D The second stanza is my favorite, hands down. "As the sun's eyes grow heavy, / Shadows creep up in fields / And swallow the world /  To reveal a mysterious face uncovered." It gives me chills!!! Great imagery and writing overall ;) keep it up!
alanacarlene DIAMOND said...
on Jun. 13 2011 at 2:44 pm
alanacarlene DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
55 articles 15 photos 592 comments

Favorite Quote:
Silence screams too honestly and loudly.<br /> -Alex (aka GangstaEyes)<br /> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four.<br /> -Winston Smith &#039;1984&#039;<br /> Don&#039;t go wishin&#039; your life away...<br /> -Daddy S2<br /> &quot;What a drag it was to be limited by reality.&quot;

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Thank you so much! That means a lot to me :)
jamesacolson PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 1 2011 at 10:06 am
jamesacolson PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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&quot;God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, Courage to change the things i can, and Wisdom to know the difference. &quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Crying doesn&#039;t indicate that you&#039;re weak; Since birth it has been a sign that you are alive.&quot;

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This is excellent i love the way you used nature in this poem i think you can go somewhere with this tallent.