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#26371voted by our readers
Just a girl
By JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND
Westerlo, New York

She glides across the ice With such ease It’s like a gentle breeze Such perfect movements Such a rhythmic flow What her next step will be Only she will know She is m...
JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND, Westerlo, New York
61 articles 36 photos 216 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I&#039;m not&quot; <br /> &quot;Somewhere betweeen us talking, you saying I deserve better, and you making me laugh when I wanted to cry, I fell in love with you.&quot;

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#26372 Poetry
Beware
By jessicags GOLD
San Diego, California
jessicags GOLD, San Diego, California
15 articles 8 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in kindergarten - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.&quot; Brenda Ueland

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#26373 Poetry
JS/BS
By Zobst1 GOLD
Buffalo, New York
Zobst1 GOLD, Buffalo, New York
18 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.&quot; -The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

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#26374 Poetry
Gone.
By hippiechick99 GOLD
Mesquite, Texas
hippiechick99 GOLD, Mesquite, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 224 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;... How dreary to be somebody-- How public like a frog;<br /> To tell one&#039;s name; the livelong June-- To an admiring bog&quot;<br /> -Emily Dickinson

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#26375 Poetry
down the aisle
By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We know what we are, but not what we may be&quot; - Shakespeare

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#26376 Poetry
Ooh...Fall!!
By Aleshab19 SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Aleshab19 SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#26377 Poetry
Beauty
By Fashionita101 GOLD
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Fashionita101 GOLD, Pembroke Pines, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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#26378 Poetry
The Price of Ben
By WintersRevenge PLATINUM
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
WintersRevenge PLATINUM, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
29 articles 1 photo 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yay! I love being purple!&quot; ~Patrick Star, Spongebob Squarepants

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#26379 Poetry
Looking Glass Glasses
By WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND
Massapequa, New York
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;

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#26380 Poetry
A Child's Friend
By starwriter GOLD
Durango, Colorado
starwriter GOLD, Durango, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn&#039;t a good sign, even in the wizarding world. <br /> -J. K. Rowling

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