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#52341voted by our readers
By poetryslam GOLD
Ware, Massachusetts

Sleepy city, hear it yawn, Nestled in at the crack of dawn. Eyes are closed, Closed up tight. Nothing stirs on this hot, hot night. Sleepy city, tucked in bed With stars to...
poetryslam GOLD, Ware, Massachusetts
17 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;When the World Is Full of Pain, and All That\&#039;s Left Is Love And Hate, Give Me Love.\&quot;<br /> <br /> ~Sons of Sylvia~


#52342 Poetry
GretaGibson PLATINUM, Vancouver, Other
23 articles 4 photos 23 comments
#52343 Poetry
By JLEIGH96 GOLD
Corydon, Indiana
JLEIGH96 GOLD, Corydon, Indiana
14 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb it will live its entire life believing it is stupid. -Albert Einstein

#52344 Poetry
By nikki1 SILVER
Tunkahnnock, Pennsylvania
nikki1 SILVER, Tunkahnnock, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
i love you not only for what you are but for what i am when i am with you

#52345 Poetry
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

CorinneTheCow DIAMOND, Rigaud, Other
94 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
So close yet so far

#52347 Poetry
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By Huftnagle BRONZE
Cross Roads, Texas
Huftnagle BRONZE, Cross Roads, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#52348 Poetry
By bandmusic101 PLATINUM
Meadville, Pennsylvania
bandmusic101 PLATINUM, Meadville, Pennsylvania
20 articles 4 photos 15 comments
#52349 Poetry
By leg28dancer GOLD
M, Minnesota
leg28dancer GOLD, M, Minnesota
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
What&#039;s the point of life if you don&#039;t take some risks and be yourself?

#52350 Poetry
By sasha_love97 BRONZE
Chino, California
sasha_love97 BRONZE, Chino, California
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. &quot;<br /> -Oscar Wilde