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Departure on the Seashore
By IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM
Sacramento, California

Fine white sand beneath my feet Holding hands with someone sweet Gentle breeze runs through my hair This moment is for us to share A smile for me, a smile for him Suddenly,...
IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
37 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life

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#1982 Poetry
Who are we?
By Delaney_Dvorsky BRONZE
Miami, Florida
Delaney_Dvorsky BRONZE, Miami, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Those who have a soft heart in a cruel world are not weak, but the strongest of us"

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#1983 Poetry
When Was Our Last?
By BrendanWrites SILVER
Browns Summit, North Carolina
BrendanWrites SILVER, Browns Summit, North Carolina
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is more suffering than pleasure. But the good parts are worth living for."

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#1984 Poetry
Grades
By Babybearcub PLATINUM
West Linn, Oregon
Babybearcub PLATINUM, West Linn, Oregon
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line&quot; -Oscar Levant<br /> <br /> &quot;You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.&quot; -Winston Churchill

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#1985 Poetry
Devils Rodeo
By Chris2A GOLD
Franklin, Tennessee
Chris2A GOLD, Franklin, Tennessee
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am STRONG because I am weak...<br /> I am kind because I am mean...<br /> I am a lover because I&#039;m a fighter...<br /> I am fearless because I&#039;ve been afraid...<br /> I am WISE because I have been foolish...<br /> ...I live because I&#039;ve died...<br /> ...And LAUGH because I&#039;ve cried...

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#1986 Poetry
A Death of Love
By heather_marie PLATINUM
Deshler, Ohio
heather_marie PLATINUM, Deshler, Ohio
21 articles 2 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control

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#1987 Poetry
Just Like...You
By AartiK. SILVER
Plano, Texas
AartiK. SILVER, Plano, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind&quot; Gandhi

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#1988 Poetry
God Is Great
By ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM
Raymore, Missouri
ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM, Raymore, Missouri
23 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over,<br /> Smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -Dr. Suess

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#1989 Poetry
The Girl
By c_doc24 SILVER
Lafayette, New Jersey
c_doc24 SILVER, Lafayette, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Not all who wander are lost."

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#1990 Poetry
Love of a Stranger
By CatyB BRONZE
Waverly, Tennessee
CatyB BRONZE, Waverly, Tennessee
3 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;...I&#039;ve always been proud of you...&quot; James Ford (my dad)<br /> &ldquo;&hellip;And no matter what anybody said I had a dream and I had something that mattered to me. So that&rsquo;s really what got me through it all&hellip;&rdquo; Deborah Ann Woll<br /> Ever just the same<br /> Ever a surprise<br /> Ever as before<br /> Ever just as sure<br /> As the sun will rise.<br /> Tale as old as time<br /> Tune as old as song<br /> Bittersweet and strange<br /> Finding you can change<br /> Learning you were wrong.<br /> Certain as the sun<br /> Rising in the east<br /> Tale as old as time<br /> Song as old as rhyme<br /> Beauty and the Beast.

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