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#441901voted by our readers
By ossiecastro5 PLATINUM
A Single Light In, New Jersey

The only thing we all go through. But there is nothing we can do. It can be internal. It can be external. It can be very weak. Or, it can be at its peak. You can feel this in...
ossiecastro5 PLATINUM, A Single Light In, New Jersey
39 articles 9 photos 68 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying.


#441902 Poetry
unwrittenwords BRONZE, Sagharbor, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
If you are a dreamer, come in. <br /> If you are a dreamer, a wisher,<br /> A liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer.<br /> If you&rsquo;re a pretender, come sit by my fire,<br /> For we have some flax- golden tales to spin. <br /> Come in! <br /> Come in!<br /> -Shel Silverstein

#441903 Poetry
By ChristineK GOLD
SLC, Utah
ChristineK GOLD, SLC, Utah
17 articles 3 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;So the future seemed <br /> To mingle with the past. For a short space <br /> I saw revealed to the doubt the threads that bind <br /> This little speck of time we call &ldquo;To-day&rdquo; <br /> To the great cycle of unending life <br /> That has been and that shall be evermore.&rdquo;<br /> -Tours

#441904 Poetry
By Pandamoose BRONZE
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Pandamoose BRONZE, Stoneham, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The quieter you become, the more you can hear.&quot; Ram Dass

#441905 Poetry
By lilycalla16 SILVER
Lisle, Illinois
lilycalla16 SILVER, Lisle, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will to love or not; in this we stand or fall.&quot; <br /> -John Milton

#441906 Poetry
By Luckystar78 ELITE
London, Other
Luckystar78 ELITE, London, Other
114 articles 0 photos 97 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;..though warm as summer it was fresh as spring.&quot; (Thomas Hardy) (&quot;Far from the Madding crowd&quot;)

#441907 Poetry
By Tessa Bell SILVER
Lone Tree, Colorado
Tessa Bell SILVER, Lone Tree, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#441908 Poetry
By coolest SILVER
Park City, Utah
coolest SILVER, Park City, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#441909 Poetry
By seas.collide PLATINUM
Lawrenceville, Georgia
seas.collide PLATINUM, Lawrenceville, Georgia
21 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light. If you cut me I could shine.&quot; - Billy Collins

#441910 Poetry
By Anonymous