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June 27, 2013
By Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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You hold my fragile
frame within your fingers and
inhale my sweet scent

then pluck my purple
petals, one by one, to find
out I loved you not.

© Hannah B., Princeton, IL

The author's comments:
Another flower poem. This one was inspired by HemingwaysDaughter's poem "violets.".
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Mckay ELITE said...
on Jul. 29 2013 at 5:28 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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Aw, thank you. So sweet of you to say. 
Superhero_Fan SILVER said...
on Jul. 28 2013 at 10:02 pm
Superhero_Fan SILVER, Tomorrowland, California
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&quot;Impossible; for How many people did you know who refracted your own light to you?&rdquo; - Fahrenheit 451

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*sniffs* That's so sweet! And sad. But mostly sweet! You're a good writer.