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#275761voted by our readers
By FireThief PLATINUM
Kotte, Alabama

I sit alone and at my books. From beyond me comes the sound of flutes A haunting melody reminding me Of what is not and cannot be As cathodes and anodes float through my head...
FireThief PLATINUM, Kotte, Alabama
37 articles 13 photos 13 comments

#275762 Poetry
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."

#275763 Poetry
By Anonymous
#275764 Poetry
By Ryan18 GOLD
Nashotah, Wisconsin
Ryan18 GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#275765 Poetry
By genny142 BRONZE
Schaumburg, Illinois
genny142 BRONZE, Schaumburg, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#275766 Poetry
Writing2Live GOLD, Tampa, Florida
11 articles 0 photos 0 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." -Dr. Suess

#275767 Poetry
By ChrisJ PLATINUM
Rochester, New York
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.

#275768 Poetry
By Aqua_Okumura PLATINUM
Medford, Oregon
Aqua_Okumura PLATINUM, Medford, Oregon
23 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#275769 Poetry
CorinneTheCow DIAMOND, Rigaud, Other
94 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
So close yet so far

#275770 Poetry
By Blizzardstorm DIAMOND
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Blizzardstorm DIAMOND, Willow Street, Pennsylvania
68 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Wrongfully do men lament the flight of time&hellip;.Let your work be such that after death you become an image of immortality.&rdquo; -Leonardo Da Vinci