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#1771voted by our readers
By WilliamChui PLATINUM
Mill Valley, California

Black and white bears withFriendly round faces peeringThrough glass as they sit Carefully peelingA stalk of bamboo to chewCrunching down with joy The bamboo finishedBig p...
WilliamChui PLATINUM, Mill Valley, California
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#1772 Poetry
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

#1773 Poetry
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

#1774 Poetry
By gparks25 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
gparks25 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”<br /> ― H.P. Lovecraft

WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
67 articles 1 photo 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I don&#039;t damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.&quot; <br /> &mdash; James Patterson<br /> &quot;This is the very first page, not where the storyline ends, my thoughts will echo your name until I see you again...&quot; ~Taylor Swift &quot;Enchanted&quot;

LotsOfChocolateCherries PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
26 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

#1777 Poetry
By musiclover71 ELITE
Hutto, Texas
musiclover71 ELITE, Hutto, Texas
107 articles 24 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Normal is overrated.&quot; - Gregory House

#1778 Poetry
By Avira_chaos BRONZE
Chennai, Other
Avira_chaos BRONZE, Chennai, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1779 Poetry
georgiaringstaff BRONZE, Austin, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist" Indira Gandhi

#1780 Poetry
FlightOfPiscine PLATINUM, Plano, Texas
35 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Irony [is] the song of a prisoner who's come to love his cage" - David Foster Wallace