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#234761voted by our readers
By rpettit BRONZE
Papillion, Nebraska

The warm flames flicker, pairing with the sun, to give the first light of morning. My father perches on a trunk, extending his hand like a branch, to hold a rusted pot to the fi...
rpettit BRONZE, Papillion, Nebraska
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#234762 Poetry
By Anonymous
#234763 Poetry
By _TruStr_ PLATINUM
Muskegon, Michigan
_TruStr_ PLATINUM, Muskegon, Michigan
26 articles 7 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt- Mark twain

#234764 Poetry
By brennabug BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
brennabug BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#234765 Poetry
By becomingalexandria GOLD
Rapid City, South Dakota
becomingalexandria GOLD, Rapid City, South Dakota
11 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Twas not my lips you kissed but my soul.

#234766 Poetry
By lizpaula DIAMOND
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
lizpaula DIAMOND, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
73 articles 6 photos 9 comments
#234767 Poetry
By jessica_ev GOLD
Carroll, New Hampshire
jessica_ev GOLD, Carroll, New Hampshire
11 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't know where I'm going, but I know I'm going somewhere beautiful.

#234768 Poetry
By ShastaH GOLD
Olympia, Washington
ShastaH GOLD, Olympia, Washington
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

#234770 Poetry
radicalchickster DIAMOND, Jericho, New York
52 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never, ever, ever give up.&quot;