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#476571voted by our readers
By kierstonlm BRONZE
Destrehan, Louisiana

One Small open backyard With a lonely tree as Lonely as a widow Stands high in the sky. Branches hang low, slowly dying. Shining through small spots, The Sun-reflecting gr...
kierstonlm BRONZE, Destrehan, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everyone wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but to have a rainbow you must have a little rain." ~Zion Lee


#476572 Poetry
By kiraelliott BRONZE
La Mesa, California
kiraelliott BRONZE, La Mesa, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#476573 Poetry
By OurVoices PLATINUM
Merrimac, Massachusetts
OurVoices PLATINUM, Merrimac, Massachusetts
31 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are" - e.e. cummings

#476574 Poetry
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#476575 Poetry
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#476576 Poetry
By Brooklyn GOLD
Granada Hills, California
Brooklyn GOLD, Granada Hills, California
12 articles 20 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live as if you'll die tomorrow, dream as if you'll live forever. -James Dean

#476577 Poetry
ptownn914 BRONZE, Tigard, Oregon
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.&quot;<br /> <br /> -Michael Jordan

#476578 Poetry
By Live_Laugh_Love BRONZE
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Live_Laugh_Love BRONZE, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter how fast you run, how far you go, you can never escape the fate that&#039;s befallen upon you.

#476579 Poetry
By katiebaldwin611 BRONZE
Rolla, Missouri
katiebaldwin611 BRONZE, Rolla, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#476580 Poetry
By Trinabird GOLD
Manchester, New Hampshire
Trinabird GOLD, Manchester, New Hampshire
14 articles 5 photos 6 comments