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Poetry Corner Under the Lilac Tree

By Diana Vahedi
A Perspective of Peace Under the beautiful Under the beautiful Under the beautiful

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By Jennifer Laurent Our world was pure We were safe and
and so carefree King David was in all wild and free
To fly….To soar Under the beautiful his glory Seeking happiness
Above it all lilac tree Wielding his imag- and comfort
So free Gliding in the wind. Our world was any- ined power And a glorious es-
In the clouds thing we wanted it A jester really in a cape from reality
And above the world. to be child’s make believe
Above the world. story Under the beautiful
Above the mess of it all Under the beautiful lilac tree
Watching as it blends together. lilac tree Under the beautiful Our world was pure
From up here can you tell it apart? We’d sing a lovely lilac tree and so carefree
Doesn’t all the world come together? tune We’d giggle and Under the beautiful
It is one picture Our brother sat on laugh and play for lilac tree
One picture of many images his regal brick throne hours Our world was any-
But still……one picture. While my sister and Inebriated by the thing we wanted it
Above it all I would laugh and magnificent smell to be
There is freedom swoon Of those perfect lilac
To wander and to see
flowers

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