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By Anonymous

The constant whir of the battered silver horse Meshes with the blur of stone and graffiti, Intermittently interrupted by a cloak of black Yet contained by the gentle rays of t...
#261002 Poetry
September 11, 2001- Dedicated to all the people who died that unfortunate day
By marleighxo6 GOLD
Glen Rock, New Jersey
marleighxo6 GOLD, Glen Rock, New Jersey
11 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
To me, &ldquo;FEARLESS&rdquo; is not the absence of fear. It&rsquo;s not being completely unafraid. To me, FEARLESS is having fears. FEARLESS is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.<br /> <br /> - Taylor Swift

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#261003 Poetry
Let Go of Me
By Comfortably_Numb DIAMOND
Orchard Park, New York
Comfortably_Numb DIAMOND, Orchard Park, New York
55 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fairy tales do not teach children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.

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#261004 Poetry
Cry of a Stray
By EscapeSanity SILVER
Sahuache, Colorado
EscapeSanity SILVER, Sahuache, Colorado
7 articles 1 photo 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> Is it better to be hurt by the raw truth, or comfortably deceived?

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#261005 Poetry
Leaving Odyssey
By Muckraker BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Muckraker BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.<br /> Aldous Huxley

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#261006 Poetry
A Step Away
By Ashes_ashes PLATINUM
Jblm, Washington
Ashes_ashes PLATINUM, Jblm, Washington
25 articles 8 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do what you need to do. If you feel like screaming scream, if you feel like crying cry... -My dear Christopher

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#261007 Poetry
Love is Sweet
By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green

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#261008 Poetry
Blue 4 --- Dust
By FreakyEyed DIAMOND
Juneau, Alaska
FreakyEyed DIAMOND, Juneau, Alaska
53 articles 29 photos 111 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;This, too, will pass.&quot;

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#261009 Poetry
Ocean Moods
By charlanae BRONZE
Sheridan, Wyoming
charlanae BRONZE, Sheridan, Wyoming
4 articles 12 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They say a picture is worth a thousand words but when I saw yours I was speechless&quot;

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#261010 Poetry
Painting You Away
By UnknownArtist BRONZE
Oakville, Connecticut
UnknownArtist BRONZE, Oakville, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing at all.&quot; - Sylvia Plath

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