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May 23, 2011
By Anneb325 SILVER, Charleston, South Carolina
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Anneb325 SILVER, Charleston, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. ~Toni Morrison<br /> Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. ~Romans 12:21<br /> Life is a journey, not a destination. ~R.W.E.

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Memories
They make you real.
Its memories that make you whole.
It starts with one:
Swimming in the greenbrier river
In Pocahontas County, West Virginia
With ice floating by wearing nothing,
But a bathing suit.
Then they begin to accumulate.
To make a lifetime.
If we had no memories,
We would not be here.

© Annfoy P., Louisburg, NC

The author's comments:
Pocahontas County, West Virginia is where my father used to live. My dad moves around a lot. My parents were divorced when I was very young so I go to visit him in the many places he lives.
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Anneb325 SILVER said...
on Jul. 17 2011 at 1:18 am
Anneb325 SILVER, Charleston, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it. ~Toni Morrison<br /> Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. ~Romans 12:21<br /> Life is a journey, not a destination. ~R.W.E.

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This poem isn't one of my best at all. Try reading the rest of them. Try reading "Life's Colors" or Blissful, I was" or one of the other recently posted ones. They are much better reads! Thanks, ~AEB