Origami Cranes

By Lemons

The leaves took too long
to fall off the trees
that autumn, we buried our secrets
in boxes so secure.
We could never get them back.

I wanted to dictate
my thoughts onto origami cranes,
and watch them fly away.

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© 2006 Lemons
Published on Friday, August 4, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • sanglante On Sunday, October 12, 2008, sanglante (16)By person wrote:

    Gorgeous. -tomb.

  • carlosjackal On Saturday, October 13, 2007, carlosjackal (2787)By person wrote:

    =D Welcome to DP!! -Carl

  • blue On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    so great.

  • blue On Sunday, September 3, 2006, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    wow, well.. this grabbed me quite forcefully, I'll go ahead and take my own meanings to heart. Thank you. ~b

  • kiss of the dark On Saturday, August 5, 2006, kiss of the dark (32)By person wrote:

    [nerve endings swell and burst, contently bleeding into a wonderful demise]--this is how your poem makes me feel.....

  • A former member wrote: This is beautiful.

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