Heartbeat

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By Sharon Creech

HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Copyright © 2005 Sharon Creech
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0060540249

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Footfalls

Thump-thump, thump-thump
bare feet hitting the grass
as I run run run
in the air and like the air
weaving through the trees
skimming over the ground

touching down
thump-thump, thump-thump
here and there
there and here
in the soft damp grass

thump-thump, thump-thump
knowing I could fly fly fly
but letting my feet
thump-thump, thump-thump

touch the earth

at least for now . . .

Continues...

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