lotesse: (darkisrising)
throbbing light machine ([personal profile] lotesse) wrote2009-10-19 11:31 am
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okay, feeling steadier now.

Forgotten Language

Once I spoke the language of the flowers,
Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,
Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,
And shared a conversation with the housefly
in my bed.
Once I heard and answered all the questions
of the crickets,
And joined the crying of each falling dying
flake of snow,
Once I spoke the language of the flowers...
How did it go?
How did it go?

-Shel Silverstein

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