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Life

March 22, 2009
By elvinchangling55 SILVER, Malverne, New York
elvinchangling55 SILVER, Malverne, New York
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When youth is young and childhood fast

The pace of life is slow, too good to last.


When grows older and childhood wanes,

The speed of life has quickly changed.


And when youth remains no more

The pace of life is a speed that soars.


It must be this way for children small

Have not the strength to run for long.



And when youth changes its grace,

The eager children start the race.


Then when life grows older still

With leaps and bounds, and eager will -

Jump through the last hoop in the childhood race

And see before them a different face,

The face of maturity.

A new kind of race.



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on Oct. 4 2009 at 7:23 pm
elvinchangling55 SILVER, Malverne, New York
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thanks for your comment!! it means alot. btw i love ur work!!

Zero_K DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 4 2009 at 1:12 pm
Zero_K DIAMOND, Moosic, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Life's no fun if you're not insane, otherwise you grow up to be an accountant." -Moi

I love this! I like how you captured the image of growing up; lots of kids seem to see it as a kind of race. Thanks for the comment!

-Blessed Be

+++ZERO+++

Rusty said...
on Apr. 17 2009 at 5:13 pm
I think the imagery of gowing up is very well expressed, an excellent work!

sophie5 said...
on Apr. 6 2009 at 4:18 pm
This is a very wise young lady -

sad to see childhood ending, I wonder....I loved the insights.....

Waffle said...
on Apr. 3 2009 at 10:37 pm
Awesome, girl!!!!! YEAH!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!