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The clock that doesn't make a sound

April 7, 2013
By laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
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"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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He died next to me.
His heart like a broken clock:
tick, tock, tick, tock – gone.

© Kyle G., Clarksville, TN

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laurengerhard SILVER said...
on May. 14 2013 at 4:01 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you so much!
Hanban12 ELITE said...
on May. 13 2013 at 6:27 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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OMG! I loved this!! Ok, I know it was super short, but i absolutely loved its meaning and metaphor. I loved, loved, loved this poem! Keep writing!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 27 2013 at 7:01 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

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Okay, done. Xo
swat17 SILVER said...
on Apr. 26 2013 at 6:14 pm
swat17 SILVER, Mineral, Virginia
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By the way, would you mind reason and commenting on my piece titled "Stacy Hallmark, English, Louisa County High School"? Thanks!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 26 2013 at 4:31 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you!
swat17 SILVER said...
on Apr. 25 2013 at 7:35 am
swat17 SILVER, Mineral, Virginia
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Wow, great emotion! One of the best haikus I've read in a while. Nice job!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 21 2013 at 8:18 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

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Thank you. X
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 19 2013 at 1:59 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

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I like the candidness of this haiku. It's straight to the point and brimmed with heart-braking emotion. 
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 10:21 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be.&quot; -Sylvia Plath

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It is, it is, it is.
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Apr. 18 2013 at 6:03 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
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&ldquo;I&#039;d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I&#039;d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye&#039;s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example&#039;s always clear.&rdquo; -Edgar Guest

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Sad..... I dont know what to say.