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Innocence Lost

Can innocence lost Be ever returned Or a heart, tainted and broken Be cleansed, made whole once more? Can a tree, longing for summer's warmth Summon its leaves from cold autumn grounds To return to naked branches That it may feel joyful and alive again? Can a child, disillusioned Relive broken dream Changing fate To find naivety return? Can joy be had in innocence lost Or beauty be discovered, resting in sadness? When birth of spring and warmth of summer pass by Till all that remains is the still and quiet of winter Will warmth be rekindled?

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Skat A

Date: 6/2/2016 12:21:00 AM

Elizabeth Gasperecz, well penned. Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words today. *SKAT

Randall Anderson

Date: 1/26/2010 5:15:00 PM

I wish I could convey as beautifully the pains I feel... Not to mention how much I could change the things that happened. I love what you are all about. Please Keep writing! Even if it is only for the friends you have, and not what has been lost. I know that I would love to be a friend to such a beautiful soul. But I also know the pains of "Broken Promises and Empty Words" I wish you well in all you do.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/27/2009 10:13:00 AM

Interesting questions posed here. I think that we all know the answers. Sad though I may be. Keep writing. Sara