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Meteors
By gracebrindle DIAMOND
Westfield, New Jersey

the little girl lays outside, body pressed against wet grass in hopes of catching one of those meteors rippling through night’s seams. the sky is dim and clouded by light poll...
gracebrindle DIAMOND, Westfield, New Jersey
54 articles 27 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode." - Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

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#309212 Poetry
Survivors
By Windy_Rain SILVER
Alex, Oklahoma
Windy_Rain SILVER, Alex, Oklahoma
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
How did it get so late so soon?<br /> It&#039;s night before it&#039;s afternoon.<br /> December is here before it&#039;s June.<br /> My goodness how the time has flewn.<br /> How did it get so late so soon?<br /> ~Dr. Seuss

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#309213 Poetry
ocean love
By fearlessAngel17 PLATINUM
Lake Alfred, Florida
fearlessAngel17 PLATINUM, Lake Alfred, Florida
34 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing happens unless first a dream <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Carl Sandburg

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#309214 Poetry
i live for you
By jill murie BRONZE
Amarillo, Texas
jill murie BRONZE, Amarillo, Texas
4 articles 5 photos 0 comments
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#309215 Poetry
Forever Regrets
By jennee21_ann GOLD
Helper, Utah
jennee21_ann GOLD, Helper, Utah
17 articles 0 photos 568 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t gain the world and lose your soul....wisdom is better than silver or gold.&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;You can always close a book, but you can never close the mind of a writer.&quot;

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#309216 Poetry
Grandfather MAG
By Readinglts GOLD
Rochester, Massachusetts
Readinglts GOLD, Rochester, Massachusetts
10 articles 5 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
If I lost the light of the Sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you

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#309217 Poetry
... lies
By Anonymous
#309218 Poetry
I Find it Funny
By chrisxp BRONZE
Newton, Kansas
chrisxp BRONZE, Newton, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Quoth the raven, nevermore&quot;

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#309219 Poetry
{Peter Pan: a Valentine poem}
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND
Athens, Georgia
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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#309220 Poetry
Grandpa's Hands
By Chuckie.Johnson GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Chuckie.Johnson GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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