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We Are the Children

We are the children
falling from grace of sunlight
until cold and dark
deepening into the earth
seep’d into our skins
all winter; hard, damp dirt
our seeds crack just then
we began
clawing mud, ice, and death
to reclaim the spring
once again
We are the children

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/25/2009 4:03:00 AM
Such fasinating writing I am reading today. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and heart with us today Misheel. I wish you a weekend filled with love and inspiration. May your writings inspire others to write from their hearts as well. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/24/2009 6:38:00 AM
Interesting read this birth of spring. Excellent write
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