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#51731voted by our readers
By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut

For men the sow to reap I am weary of days and hours, Blown buds of barren flowers, Desires and dreams and powers And everything but sleep Algernon Charles Swinburne, Dolores...
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver


#51732 Poetry
By emy_rose BRONZE
Boulder, Colorado
emy_rose BRONZE, Boulder, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#51733 Poetry
Jakey22 SILVER, Riverton,
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; I see humans, but no humanity. &quot; - anonymous

#51734 Poetry
ROHIT BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Life is like a box of chocolates you never now what your going to get

#51735 Poetry
By xtellmelies BRONZE
Clark, New Jersey
xtellmelies BRONZE, Clark, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;i rather die standing , then live on my knees &quot; -Emiliano Zapata

#51736 Poetry
By EyesOpen BRONZE
Columbia, South Carolina
EyesOpen BRONZE, Columbia, South Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;why do we fall, Bruce? so we can learn to pick ourselves up.&quot; - Batman.

#51737 Poetry
By Marchioni GOLD
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Marchioni GOLD, Oak Lawn, Illinois
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#51738 Poetry
By simothetaco BRONZE
Goshen, Indiana
simothetaco BRONZE, Goshen, Indiana
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#51739 Poetry
H_R_Mackey SILVER, Carrollton, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind.&quot;<br /> - Andy Andrews

#51740 Poetry
By jlain PLATINUM
Littleton, Colorado
jlain PLATINUM, Littleton, Colorado
28 articles 0 photos 4 comments