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#274411voted by our readers
By kristi421 GOLD
Waverly, Kentucky

T’was the night before Thanksgiving, When all through the house, The only creatures that were stirring were myself and a mouse. I crept through by my parent’s room, With qu...
kristi421 GOLD, Waverly, Kentucky
10 articles 6 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love isn't about ridiculous little words. Love is about grand gestures.


#274412 Poetry
By Lenstro BRONZE
Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
Lenstro BRONZE, Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#274413 Poetry
By elm112233 BRONZE
Carrollton, Texas
elm112233 BRONZE, Carrollton, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#274414 Poetry
By theatregirl PLATINUM
Lathrup Village, Michigan
theatregirl PLATINUM, Lathrup Village, Michigan
30 articles 12 photos 209 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To thine own self be true,&quot; -from Hamlet, a play by Shakespeare.<br /> &quot;I have sworn on the altar of god eternal hostility against all forms of tyranny over the mind of man.&quot; - Thomas Jefferson

#274415 Poetry
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

#274416 Poetry
rrgalligan21 BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#274417 Poetry
By Nick.Ladeira BRONZE
Dracut, Massachusetts
Nick.Ladeira BRONZE, Dracut, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#274418 Poetry
By nikkilyn13 BRONZE
McCaysville, Georgia
nikkilyn13 BRONZE, McCaysville, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. --Buddha<br /> <br /> What we play is life. --Louis Armstrong

#274419 Poetry
k.james SILVER, Whitby, Other
5 articles 0 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love without action is meaningless, action without love is irrelevant.&quot; -Deepak Chopra

#274420 Poetry
By KTawesomoGIRL GOLD
Renton, Washington
KTawesomoGIRL GOLD, Renton, Washington
15 articles 9 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It&#039;s not what you do, but how you do it.&quot; -Jude (Across the Universe)