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#397711voted by our readers
By Kairi_McEwin GOLD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I walk the beaten path amongst the scarlet leaves, Twilight had begun descent, upon the trees of fall. Suddenly, flames sprung up, engulfing the foilage, Autumn fire burned...
Kairi_McEwin GOLD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
19 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Truth is always stranger than fiction. We craft fiction to match our sense of how things ought to be, but truth cannot be crafted. Truth is, and truth has a way of astonishing us to our knees. Reminding us, that the universe does not exist to fulfill our expectations. Because we are imperfect beings who are self-blinded to the truth of the world’s stunning complexity, we shave reality to paper thin theories and ideologies that we can easily grasp – and we call them truths. But the truth of a sea in all it’s immensity cannot be embodied in one tidewashed pebble.”


#397712 Poetry
By milana007 GOLD
Aventura, Florida
milana007 GOLD, Aventura, Florida
11 articles 4 photos 1 comment
#397713 Poetry
By Anairis13 SILVER
York, Pennsylvania
Anairis13 SILVER, York, Pennsylvania
5 articles 12 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Alis Volat Propiis"

#397714 Poetry
By NotWriting_Bazinga PLATINUM
Park Rapids, Minnesota
NotWriting_Bazinga PLATINUM, Park Rapids, Minnesota
33 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;She thought in Italics and felt in CAPITALS.&quot; Henry James, Jr<br /> &quot;The terrible part is the truth is the only thing you want to hear.... but the last thing you want to admit.&quot; Casey Dalton

#397715 Poetry
By NicoleG_HC BRONZE
Lebanon, New Jersey
NicoleG_HC BRONZE, Lebanon, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#397716 Poetry
dain01 BRONZE, Nonya, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
It is better to be alone than in bad company

#397717 Poetry
By Eratun06 BRONZE
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Eratun06 BRONZE, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we really are, far more than our abilities&quot; Albus Dumbledore.

#397718 Poetry
By samschulkes BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
samschulkes BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#397719 Poetry
By Avenoir BRONZE
New Orleans, Louisiana
Avenoir BRONZE, New Orleans, Louisiana
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#397720 Poetry
By milap SILVER
Lemont, Illinois
milap SILVER, Lemont, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal."<br /> By~ Joaquin phoenix