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Once a Small Boy

Once a small boy Stood listening On a Bridge to an island To a bird in a tree With a song in its head Now I stand Staring at A bordered up Bridge to A bare button island And a bird that's just dead with a stone in its head.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 9/8/2009 6:40:00 PM
nice. Autumn
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Date: 9/8/2009 12:35:00 PM
Hi Dominic, I wanted to take a moment to welcome you to Poetry Soup and to let you know that you will meet many wonderful people here through words. I enjoyed reading your poem, today. Keep writing. Sincerely, DAS-J
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Date: 9/6/2009 12:53:00 PM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Dominic. I wish you the best in your writing endeavors. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/6/2009 7:37:00 AM
nice poem
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