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#30201voted by our readers
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia

Waves gently caressed the horizon The slice of sun hung low as it dissolved into sunset Relentless waves tumbled and licked the brim of the coast with a salty tongue A sliver of...
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London


#30202 Poetry
By Oaklynn_Jo BRONZE
Big Lake, Minnesota
Oaklynn_Jo BRONZE, Big Lake, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
If your dreams don&#039;t scare you, they aren&#039;t big enough.

#30203 Poetry
By KittyKatSwagger BRONZE
ORMOND BEACH, Florida
KittyKatSwagger BRONZE, ORMOND BEACH, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is always something left to love&quot; -Mama (A Raisin in the Sun)

#30204 Poetry
By koltn BRONZE
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
koltn BRONZE, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#30205 Poetry
By SmexyNapkin BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
SmexyNapkin BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#30206 Poetry
By joellewilkins SILVER
Wilmington , Delaware
joellewilkins SILVER, Wilmington , Delaware
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Have courage and be kind.

#30207 Poetry
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By 3prusow SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
3prusow SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#30208 Poetry
By Anonymous
#30209 Poetry
By anthony casella BRONZE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
anthony casella BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#30210 Poetry
By mjessell SILVER
Wellington, Florida
mjessell SILVER, Wellington, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she&#039;s late? Nobody. ~J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Ry