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#91voted by our readers
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Death grips us tightly Never fully letting go And yet we move on?
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.
- Native American proverb

Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas

What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.
- Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy


#92 Poetry
By gabs_w GOLD
Portland, Oregon
gabs_w GOLD, Portland, Oregon
10 articles 0 photos 94 comments
#93 Poetry
By Sara Smith BRONZE
Lubbock, Texas
Sara Smith BRONZE, Lubbock, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#94 Poetry
By dunsmores1 GOLD
Ledyard, Connecticut
dunsmores1 GOLD, Ledyard, Connecticut
12 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
There's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait."

~Hamilton (Via Lin-Manuel Miranda)

#95 Poetry
By PiyaMarschalek SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
PiyaMarschalek SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#96 Poetry
By CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM
San Diego, California
CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM, San Diego, California
23 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you want to date people, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. - Frank Zappa

#97 Poetry
By LilithsOrchid GOLD
Farmer City, Illinois
LilithsOrchid GOLD, Farmer City, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
310 articles 24 photos 117 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

#99 Poetry
By -JZ BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
-JZ BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#100 Poetry
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost
- J. R. R. Tolkien

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
- Confucius

Believe you can and you're halfway there
- Theodore Roosevelt

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
- Albert Camus

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
- Aristotle

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
- Audrey Hepburn

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller