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If Words Are Pebbles

December 25, 2012
By ChobaniLuvinPenguin PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
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&quot;What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.&quot;<br /> ― Antoine de Saint-Exup&eacute;ry, The Little Prince

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If words are
smooth as pebbles,
carved off
as round as stones,
then why not
grow a garden
within them,
and lay a path
so others can
turn them over
when you’re done?

© Vanessa R., Marblehead, MA

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