Poem #12: January 17th, 2010

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Young Love

In a house that’s completely white,

A young girl and boy sit on a windowsill

The boy is carving something into the wood

As the girl tells him not to

He carves a name

Next to the many from the past

That fill up half of the wooden board

Outside the window, the moon shines on the pond

Turning the grass to silver

Dark shapes are walking around.

The girl sees the shapes, but does not worry.

She knows who they are

Now, on the windowsill, a new name,

Freshly carved, leaves wood shavings all around it,

The letters spell,

S-A-M-A-N-T-H-A, Samantha**

**This was based on a book I read once, so that is why there is a specific name.

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