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"Respect" a dying age

May 28, 2014
By Cara Schultz SILVER, Delafield, Wisconsin
Cara Schultz SILVER, Delafield, Wisconsin
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The last flickers of flames-
The flashing shadows
Emerge-
Coming to
Slice the embers apart-
Bit
By-
Bit.
‘Til the last shred of respect-
Is nothing but,
A Memory-


The author's comments:
This is a poem written based on Emily Dickinson's writing style.

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