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The Anything-Is-Possible Poem

"It's beautiful and bright... It's a heart humming in the night!"* That is metaphorically speaking, without an "as" or "like" leaking. Originally spoken of a planet... but what about a pomegranate?-- --selected for your midnight snack from that day's grocery sack! :D Could be anything you envision... don't need the author's permission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *First 2 lines were stated in: "Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem" :) by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. I was inspired to begin it, by the very last paragraph: " 'That's a very good description,' said Horace Broom. 'It sounds like it might be the beginning of a poem.' " I was also inspired by their teacher, Miss Liliana, who exhorted: "...a good way to begin an anything-is-possible poem is by thinking metaphorically." (pg. 7). Then I took the "anything-is-possible" idea a little further...

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