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By liberalartist GOLD
Stillwater, Minnesota

Abysmal king King of darkness Prisoner of light. He steps lightly, fearing he will be heard and his terrestrial kingdom filled with light.
liberalartist GOLD, Stillwater, Minnesota
14 articles 2 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
Poeta nasicur, non fit. (a poet is born, not made)


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By oarsis SILVER
Atascadero, California
oarsis SILVER, Atascadero, California
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use -- silence, exile, and cunning.&rdquo;<br /> -James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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By ImmortalRose GOLD
Arvada, Colorado
ImmortalRose GOLD, Arvada, Colorado
17 articles 1 photo 168 comments

Favorite Quote:
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.<br /> Khalil Gibran

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By GabrielMeroli GOLD
Sabana Grande, Other
GabrielMeroli GOLD, Sabana Grande, Other
16 articles 5 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
My love life is a mess; It&#039;s like a puzzle piece that doesn&#039;t fit no where. - by: Gabriel Meroli

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By DancingShadows GOLD
Pasadena, California
DancingShadows GOLD, Pasadena, California
14 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace withing the storm.&quot;<br /> ~Anonymous

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By ToPonJah DIAMOND
San Diego, California
ToPonJah DIAMOND, San Diego, California
50 articles 0 photos 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So shines a good deed , in a weary world.&quot; -William Shakespeare<br /> &quot;I don&#039;t know...&quot; -Bill Cosby<br /> &quot;STOMP, STOMP, SLAM!!!&quot; -George Lopez

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By candlelightwriter GOLD
Kirksville, Missouri
candlelightwriter GOLD, Kirksville, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Secretly we&#039;re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be&quot;-- J.K. Rowling.

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By Poetry2Love SILVER
Bronx, New York
Poetry2Love SILVER, Bronx, New York
8 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.&rdquo; ~ Helen Keller

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By beccalynn1663 GOLD
West Milford, New Jersey
beccalynn1663 GOLD, West Milford, New Jersey
14 articles 2 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let your smile change the world. Don&#039;t let the world change your smile.

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By freeperson DIAMOND
Burlington, Vermont
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?&quot; - Ara Weston