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#288921voted by our readers
By sodell1090 BRONZE
Garden City, New York

I perceive Death’s glacial advance As the creep of frost on window panes; Its pace quickens with sidelong glance ‘Til crystals dance as tongues of flame. The change of stopli...
sodell1090 BRONZE, Garden City, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to cure anything" -Kurt Vonnegut


#288922 Poetry
By Aramis_999 PLATINUM
Matthews, North Carolina
Aramis_999 PLATINUM, Matthews, North Carolina
25 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, don’t judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family. -Madonna

#288923 Poetry
By Wanya Tanksley SILVER
Detroit, Michigan
Wanya Tanksley SILVER, Detroit, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#288924 Poetry
By Jenna Kremers SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Jenna Kremers SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#288925 Poetry
By megthepoet ELITE
Winnipeg, Manitoba
megthepoet ELITE, Winnipeg, Manitoba
212 articles 23 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We know what we are, but not what we may be" - Shakespeare

#288926 Poetry
By ~Emerald~Leaf~ BRONZE
Hillsboro, Oregon
~Emerald~Leaf~ BRONZE, Hillsboro, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#288927 Poetry
theexpressiveprogressive BRONZE, Southfield, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be"

#288928 Poetry
By go-pacers BRONZE
Delaware, Ohio
go-pacers BRONZE, Delaware, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
random person"wats ur cell #" me "1800-go get a life"

#288929 Poetry
By SabrinaS BRONZE
., Connecticut
SabrinaS BRONZE, ., Connecticut
3 articles 60 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you onto the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth. -Dan Rather

#288930 Poetry
By Luminescent4 SILVER
Liverpool, Other
Luminescent4 SILVER, Liverpool, Other
7 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” Dumbledore (Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone)