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By ElaineEL27 GOLD
Fayette, Iowa

They tell me that I Should let him go, That the pain will die, But they don’t know. I know what happy is; It’s him all night, all day. I know what misery looks like; It’s...
ElaineEL27 GOLD, Fayette, Iowa
18 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
These violent delights have violent ends<br /> And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,<br /> Which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey<br /> Is loathsome in his own deliciousness<br /> And in the taste confounds the appetite.<br /> Therefore love moderately.


#50912 Poetry
By AmandaPreble GOLD
Chester, Connecticut
AmandaPreble GOLD, Chester, Connecticut
18 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#50913 Poetry
By HunterDouglas BRONZE
Maineville, Ohio
HunterDouglas BRONZE, Maineville, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#50914 Poetry
Kittypillar SILVER, Marietta, Georgia
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#50915 Poetry
By billlover420 GOLD
Justin, Texas
billlover420 GOLD, Justin, Texas
12 articles 0 photos 70 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boy, when you're dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery.  People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody. ~J.D. Salinger,The Catcher in the Rye,

#50916 Poetry
By puzzlesleftincomplete BRONZE
Oradell, New Jersey
puzzlesleftincomplete BRONZE, Oradell, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.<br /> ~ Jerry Chin

#50917 Poetry
By writer28 BRONZE
Brookfield, Wisconsin
writer28 BRONZE, Brookfield, Wisconsin
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#50918 Poetry
By EternalStorm4 BRONZE
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
EternalStorm4 BRONZE, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#50919 Poetry
By LunaLilium PLATINUM
Centerville, Iowa
LunaLilium PLATINUM, Centerville, Iowa
20 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
There is freedom waiting for you,<br /> On the breezes of the sky,<br /> And you ask &quot;What if I fall?&quot;<br /> Oh but my darling,<br /> What if you fly?<br /> -E.H.

#50920 Poetry
By lunalonely SILVER
Golden, Colorado
lunalonely SILVER, Golden, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments