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The Shark

December 29, 2011
By HayleyCrow BRONZE, Boca Raton, Florida
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. -Thoreau

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The fish
Glides gently through the water,
Slippery, slimy.
The sun reflects on his scales,
Matching the rainbow glare on the water.
Camouflage.
He playfully dances through the open sea.

The shark
Propels forward,
Sharp, rough.
A tiny shadow passes by,
His acute vision spots a victim,
The fish.

© Shira B., Marblehead, MA

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