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Rated: E · Poetry · Other · #1757300

A poem about letting duty come between you and life's greatest joys.

Winter
Cold lifeless shadow
Life smothered
Under a burden
of ice and snow
Stealing creation’s bliss

Duty
Cold lifeless shadow
Joy smothered
Under a burden
of obligation
Stealing life’s meaning


*Shamrock* Tina B *Shamrock*

Line Count: 12
Prompt: Write a poem or story titled “Duty is an icy shadow”

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