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After The Engagement

August 23, 2011
By Claydub PLATINUM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are not wrong, who deem<br /> That my days have been a dream;&quot; - Edgar Allen Poe

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The sea was high, so it overflowed into my cup, and i sipped it

though it was bitter,

and I like it sweet

like the sea snakes swimming

beneath my feet

and hairs on my arms

curl up

as if they'd seen a ghost

flying flailing

screaming crawling

through the mud

like a 'Nam soldier

And they relax

like my cup of sweet tea.

© Elizabeth A., Milford, CT

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