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Another Metaphor of Life MAG

October 14, 2008
By Adams1030 BRONZE, Tenafly, New Jersey
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bubbles.
god’s just a little kid
with a big bottle
of Miracle Bubbles
and a wand
dipping, blowing these
bubbles
all doomed to

pop

at one point or another.
they either drop
too fast, before
he can catch them,
or the biggest ones
pop!
before they’ve even
been launched.
it’s the little ones
that leave quietly
and take their time

gently

drifting

down

everyone leaves a mark,
you know,
but sooner or later
they’ve all evaporated.

© Brianna C., Lincoln Park, MI

The author's comments:
I happened to be blowing bubbles in my room when my thoughts suddenly took a semi-philosophical turn and came up with this metaphor. I liked the idea immediately, if only because it was both lighthearted and yet potentially cynical (in pointing out that a person's life, no matter how long his/her "imprint" lasts, will fade away eventually).
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jeepster72 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 20 2012 at 6:17 pm
jeepster72 BRONZE, Perris, California
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i agree. i think it's better if none of them had an author's explanation. that's the point of petry; for every person to find their own meaning in a small group of creative, unexplainable words.
jeepster72 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 20 2012 at 6:14 pm
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those are my favorite moments in life..when something so small; almost insignificant, makes your mind burst; evolve into a tornado of unexplainable creativity.
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I like it. Deserves to be in the magazine for sure. Please check out my articles and ill return the favor.
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on May. 29 2012 at 10:52 am
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Not bad I love the exageration on the word "pop". Very nice.
kaidro said...
on May. 8 2012 at 10:40 am
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This poem is awsome!! I like your poem a lot.
This whole poem was a metaphor!! I think the metaphor was that the people are bubbles some are able to live a life and do something amazing while sometimes others can not.  I also noticed that there was some onomatapoeia becasue you had the word "pop" and that is the noise bubbles can make.

Awsome job! I like this poem a lot!!

ShadowLily said...
on May. 7 2012 at 4:42 pm
Whoa... that's deep stuff. I didn't know you could make Miracle Bubbles deep.... Wow. You've got some serious skillz.
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Wow... you're excellent. I'm jealous of your poetry skills!
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Very amazing how you thought of this. It's a rare occasion that our thoughts turn into something extrememly meaningful. Something that actually makes us stop and think a little. This is really amazing work great job
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I love this. It kinda makes me think.
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Love this. :)
FlowerChild67 said...
on Mar. 24 2012 at 11:11 pm
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I really enjoyed this, although it is a bit sad, in an unsusual way- like hopeless, but not at the same time. Anyway, I actually wrote a similar poem and entered in it into Reflections one year :) So, anway, I liked it:)
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Wow that was deep yet gave the feeling of a light afterthought, lovely, can you read a few of my poems and tell me what you think
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What a wonderful poem!! Its really nice!

Check out mine also, Cream you Dream, and Unbelieavable

It gives the same sense as yours!!

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I love this poem!!!!
adams1030 said...
on Mar. 11 2012 at 12:37 am
author here... and lol nope! i've never even heard of the guy! lol. i also found out that one of my heros and role models, John Adams (the president), said something similar once -- i guess it's a relatively common thought! haha.
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on Mar. 10 2012 at 8:10 pm
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this is so beautiful!! I guess from now on every time I blow bubbles or look at someone blowing them, I'm going to be reminded of this poem... :)
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on Mar. 2 2012 at 7:39 pm
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This is a really great poem! I love it! :)
svds1 BRONZE said...
on Mar. 2 2012 at 5:30 pm
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Good...but didn't Billy Collins write a poem about comparing himself to a soap bubble? Yeah, he said 'It doesn't take much to remind me what a mayfly I am, what a soap bubble floating over the children's party.' (In one of his poems) Did you get inspired by that?
Kelvyn21 said...
on Mar. 2 2012 at 6:48 am
This is a brilliant poem..in love with it..would you mind reading mine called 'Difference in the world'..i would appreciate it..
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Really good :)