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By robertrwilliams3

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A collection of nightmarish poetry.

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Silent Wishes

By robertrwilliams3 on Tue, 24 Jul 2012

Singing wisps, whispering soft sounds A serenade of silent wishes One word tells a story, the world in a shell A sentence spoken in such hushed syllables Sparks an eternal well of wonder
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