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#397781voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I. Pondering on a time-worn chair, at the empty desk, before the white, white sheet, Experiencing the still flowing air through the lungs—inhaling, exhaling, respiring, Perspiri...

#397782 Poetry
By KICK3593 PLATINUM
Roslyn Heights, New York
KICK3593 PLATINUM, Roslyn Heights, New York
49 articles 0 photos 74 comments
#397783 Poetry
By AveryG13 GOLD
Dexter, Michigan
AveryG13 GOLD, Dexter, Michigan
12 articles 1 photo 92 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The best thing to do with the best things in life, is to give them up to those who have nothing.&quot;<br /> - Ambrose Bierce

#397784 Poetry
By bokworm SILVER
Moreno Valley, California
bokworm SILVER, Moreno Valley, California
8 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
life is gets easier by what you do not by what you don&#039;t

#397785 Poetry
By Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE
Camden, South Carolina
Keep_Calm_May27 BRONZE, Camden, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It&#039;s not just in some of us; it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others-

#397786 Poetry
By CynthiaFeathers ELITE
Frisco, Texas
CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
124 articles 42 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.<br /> Leonardo Di Vinci<br /> <br /> You see I&#039;m a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?<br /> ~Sir Percy Blakeney

#397787 Poetry
dracoTgrace PLATINUM, Fairview, Pennsylvania
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Vicki_2023 GOLD, Marlow, Oklahoma
13 articles 10 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
God only knows the real you

#397789 Poetry
By Anonymous
#397790 Poetry
By Anonymous