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#417691voted by our readers
By Eva & Alex Vailionis & Wong BRONZE
Los Gatos, California

I wish many things and here are a few. Are you ready? Good. I may astonish you. I wish I could fly, I wish I could travel, to crawl like an ant through mountains of gravel...
Eva & Alex Vailionis & Wong BRONZE, Los Gatos, California
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

#417692 Poetry
By jojo8221016 GOLD
Miami, Florida
jojo8221016 GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 3 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it." -Robin Williams

KattValentine GOLD, Euless, Texas
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The best thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return." Moulin Rouge

#417694 Poetry
By erinhart SILVER
Metuchen, New Jersey
erinhart SILVER, Metuchen, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” - William Wordsworth

#417695 Poetry
By Michaela Morris BRONZE
Chester, Connecticut
Michaela Morris BRONZE, Chester, Connecticut
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#417696 Poetry
By Physcowrestler119 BRONZE
Riverside, California
Physcowrestler119 BRONZE, Riverside, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"just because my wounds aren't visible doesn't mean I don't have pain."

#417697 Poetry
By mellebelle SILVER
Worthington, Ohio
mellebelle SILVER, Worthington, Ohio
6 articles 8 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When I was young, my mom told me that happiness was the key to life. At school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I was old. I said 'happy'.They told me I didn't understand the project, and I told them they didn't understand life." -John Lennon

#417698 Poetry
By Jean16Bean PLATINUM
Batavia, New York
Jean16Bean PLATINUM, Batavia, New York
21 articles 0 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing is not hard. Just get paper and pencil, sit down and write as it occurs to you. The writing is easy-it's the occurring that's hard."-Stephen Leacock

#417699 Poetry
By iCheeto PLATINUM
Cape Coral, Florida
iCheeto PLATINUM, Cape Coral, Florida
25 articles 0 photos 61 comments
#417700 Poetry
By katekr BRONZE
Minturn, Colorado
katekr BRONZE, Minturn, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;They say every atom in our bodies was once a part of a star. Maybe I&rsquo;m not leaving, maybe I&rsquo;m going home.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash; Vincent Freeman