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#281911voted by our readers
By Hannah24 SILVER
Redmond, Washington

Remember a time so happy and free When you slept in the water Just you and the sea? It kept you afloat While the sun warmed your face It kept you alive With its sweet, war...
Hannah24 SILVER, Redmond, Washington
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – J.M. Barrie


#281912 Poetry
By SamFrancisco BRONZE
No, Alabama
SamFrancisco BRONZE, No, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Bark! Bark Bark!" ~My dog

#281913 Poetry
By lainie_beau SILVER
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
lainie_beau SILVER, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious." - Stephen Hawking

#281914 Poetry
By UsmanShah BRONZE
Marysville, Washington
UsmanShah BRONZE, Marysville, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#281915 Poetry
By KurdiG PLATINUM
Douglasville, Georgia
KurdiG PLATINUM, Douglasville, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#281916 Poetry
Keely Towles BRONZE, Lubbock, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#281917 Poetry
By eekervill GOLD
Tucson, Arizona
eekervill GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
12 articles 5 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;happiness is like a butterfly. the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder...&quot;<br /> -henery david therau.<br /> <br /> &quot;ive paid the price of solitude, but at least &quot;the duty of youth is to challenge corruption.&quot;<br /> -Kurt Cobain<br /> <br /> &quot;The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.&quot; <br /> -Leonardo da Vinci<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Silence is very important. The silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.&quot;<br /> -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.&quot; <br /> -Henry Van Dyke

#281918 Poetry
By Amanda Thomas BRONZE
Sugar Land, Texas
Amanda Thomas BRONZE, Sugar Land, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#281919 Poetry
By Virginialister BRONZE
Greenville, South Carolina
Virginialister BRONZE, Greenville, South Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#281920 Poetry
By Gabri PLATINUM
Marysville, Washington
Gabri PLATINUM, Marysville, Washington
34 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039;If you&#039;re going to insult somebody, walk a mile in their shoes first. Because, then they won&#039;t be able to hurt you, AND you&#039;ll have their shoes. Bonus!