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Feb 16
poem, fiction 3 comments
Crescent_Moon

Shy Girl

She is invisible
watching the world
with her big blue eyes
from behind a curtain
of white-blonde hair
She never speaks
except to apologize 
in a quiet voice
that is easily
overpowered
Sometimes
she wishes 
that she could be
loud and confident
like her extrovert friends
But there is a beauty
in her silence
and her quiet grace
There's a look in her eyes
that shows wisdom
behind the meekness
and when someone
is hurting
she eases their pain
with her quiet words
and empathy
She is shy
but her personality is strong
even if her voice
trembles
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Posted: 02.16.20
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  1. William
    Feb 17, 2020

    This has just the right touch to it, light and gentle, and the phrase "there is a beauty in her silence and her quiet grace" is especially eloquent. Well done!

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  1. Crescent_Moon
    Feb 17, 2020

    Thank you so much!

    "You don’t have to understand things for them to be.”
    — Madeleine L’Engle

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  1. NiñaEstrella
    Feb 18, 2020

    “Even if her voice...trembles.” So powerful. I love the picture you painted with this.

    “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
    ― Oscar Wilde

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