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With a Smile To Go

July 10, 2010
By SimplySloan PLATINUM, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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SimplySloan PLATINUM, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
You have the ability to be great<br /> You just need to find the strength.*-Me<br /> <br /> You can&#039;t just wish for happiness and magically receive it, you have to do something for yourself, to feel it.*-Me

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The water hose,
It tickles your toes
As the water runs down the sidewalk
Roads.
And the colors blend
From your newly drawn
Chalk
You almost fall,
In your attempt to watch where you
Walk
Trolling behind
With a mug in hand
And a smile to go-
Hey mom, it's you! Look what I
Can do!
She does a somersault through
The air and into the grass
Ahh, she said,
My feet are free at last.*

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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I love playing with chalk on my sidewalk and washing it down with the water hose.
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SimplySloan PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 12 2010 at 1:32 pm
SimplySloan PLATINUM, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
25 articles 11 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
You have the ability to be great<br /> You just need to find the strength.*-Me<br /> <br /> You can&#039;t just wish for happiness and magically receive it, you have to do something for yourself, to feel it.*-Me

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hah thanks (:
CoughingColours BRONZE said...
on Sep. 11 2010 at 1:09 pm
CoughingColours BRONZE, Athens, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.<br /> ~Pablo Picasso

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oh. my. goodness! i love this! it kind of reminds me of brezy summer days;)