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Sunday, December 16, 2007

The Downfall Of Helium Comments

Rating: ★5.0

And it floated into the air
Far away from the child’s hand
Of all expression her face was bare
And it floated into the air
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Amanda Dickerman

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Chris Mendros 16 December 2007

a second on the cleverness of the helium/downfall juxtaposition. All in all this is a solid examination of the fleeting wonder of childhood, well-crafted and evocative.

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Tom J. Mariani 16 December 2007

Clever juxtaposition of dowfall and helium. I'm not sure how far you a reaching but your poem carries over to reflections on other things that have downsides too:

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