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#2941voted by our readers
By Revriley BRONZE
Bethesda, Maryland

Black waves crash against rocky shore, Hinting at legend's lore, of shipwrecked ships and sunken sailors, Troublesome thieves, beggars, fakers They tell of heroes, Dra...
Revriley BRONZE, Bethesda, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
A man said to the universe:<br /> &quot;Sir I exist!&quot;<br /> &quot;However,&quot; replied the universe,<br /> &quot;The fact has not created in me<br /> A sense of obligation.&quot; ---Stephen Crane


#2942 Poetry
By DanceOfBlades PLATINUM
Springfield, Virginia
DanceOfBlades PLATINUM, Springfield, Virginia
28 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy&#039;s first Law of Equivalent Exchange.&quot;

#2943 Poetry
bananafritter SILVER, Irvine, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.&quot; <br /> --Jim Morrison, The Doors

#2944 Poetry
By Kelli_2011 DIAMOND
Fillmore, California
Kelli_2011 DIAMOND, Fillmore, California
88 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
this too shall pass

#2945 Poetry
By WonderWords147 SILVER
Toms River, New Jersey
WonderWords147 SILVER, Toms River, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2946 Poetry
By NRKirby SILVER
La Porte, Indiana
NRKirby SILVER, La Porte, Indiana
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
hezza GOLD, Sabattus, Maine
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment
nightbabe SILVER, Wayne, New Jersey
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#2949 Poetry
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

#2950 Poetry
By Anna2274 GOLD
Effingham, Illinois
Anna2274 GOLD, Effingham, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember; you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.&quot; -Harriet Tubman.