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By agTeenInk BRONZE
Nj, New Jersey

There it is: the turn. That one turn onto that one street.  It tells me exactly where we are despite the darkness in front of my closed eyelids. The gentle rock and sway of...
agTeenInk BRONZE, Nj, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#359752 Poetry
By MarkyMark SILVER
Orlando, Florida
MarkyMark SILVER, Orlando, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I used to put people on a pedestal. How many silver-plated statues have I erected, only to humanize them as I grew to know their vulnerable frailties?&quot; <br /> -Sylvia Plath

#359753 Poetry
By scrivere SILVER
Orlando, Florida
scrivere SILVER, Orlando, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. <br /> Buddha

#359754 Poetry
By Echinacea8 GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
Echinacea8 GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
17 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Somebody said that it couldn&#039;t be done, but he with a chuckle replied that maybe it couldn&#039;t [and maybe it shouldn&#039;t], but he wouldn&#039;t be the one to say so until he tired&quot; - Edgar Albert Guest

#359755 Poetry
RunningWithScissors BRONZE, New Windsor, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A spoonful of Jimmy makes the world go round!:D&quot; -Jimmy &#039;the Rev&#039; Sullivan (RIP)

#359756 Poetry
By Casper1 GOLD
Wytheville, Virginia
Casper1 GOLD, Wytheville, Virginia
12 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nobody can hurt me without my permission.&quot; --Gandhi, &quot; Light, the visible reminder of invisible light&quot;- T.S Eliot, &quot;God made the dark so we could see the light&quot;- five girls.

#359757 Poetry
By ZacharyCrank SILVER
Winchester, Kentucky
ZacharyCrank SILVER, Winchester, Kentucky
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#359758 Poetry
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#359759 Poetry
By hernan BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
hernan BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#359760 Poetry
Izzy777 SILVER, Tampa, Florida
9 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I always wonder why birds stay in one place when they can fly anywhere around the world. But then I ask myself the same question.&quot;