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#5921voted by our readers
By SparrowSun ELITE
X, Vermont

Butterfly Flutters on the wind Blowing Uncontrolled Tiny wings flapping against Powers greater than it Delicate wings to little To battle the endless flow A leaf lost in a...
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]


#5922 Poetry
By Anonymous
#5923 Poetry
By bourgeoisiehater GOLD
Weaverville, North Carolina
bourgeoisiehater GOLD, Weaverville, North Carolina
13 articles 3 photos 19 comments
#5924 Poetry
By emojock SILVER
Arleta, California
emojock SILVER, Arleta, California
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have the will to be, then be the will to have&quot;

#5925 Poetry
By MissKnZy PLATINUM
Gibsonburg, Ohio
MissKnZy PLATINUM, Gibsonburg, Ohio
21 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Fear is a choice, danger is real, but fear is a choice.

#5926 Poetry
AmeenaBakhtZada2025 PLATINUM, Karachi, Other
22 articles 0 photos 21 comments
#5927 Poetry
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#5928 Poetry
By MargeNewman SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
MargeNewman SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5929 Poetry
By taradiddle BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
taradiddle BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr Seuss

#5930 Poetry
By indiecaligurl PLATINUM
Long Beach, California
indiecaligurl PLATINUM, Long Beach, California
38 articles 0 photos 25 comments