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#3191voted by our readers
Ballad of the Rain Boots
By literaryaddict PLATINUM
Albuquerque, New Mexico

I was a tightrope walker then, Balancing on the edge Of a rain-soaked white cement curb, Teetering on the ledge. Everything was brighter that day, Brighter flowers, brighter...
literaryaddict PLATINUM, Albuquerque, New Mexico
23 articles 3 photos 157 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re almost there and no where near it. All that matters is that we&#039;re going.&quot; Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls<br /> &quot;The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound.&quot; Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

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#3192 Poetry
Chained Alone
By fiveinside GOLD
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
fiveinside GOLD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
14 articles 2 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit if there are footprints on the moon.&quot; ~unknown

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#3193 Poetry
One Day I Picked Up A Stray Dream
By TheBermuda BRONZE
NYC, New Jersey
TheBermuda BRONZE, NYC, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is good to work hard and live long and then be thanked.&quot; -Akira Kurosawa&#039;s Dreams

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#3194 Poetry
Day of Diligence
By Allons-ypoet GOLD
Medford, New Jersey
Allons-ypoet GOLD, Medford, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Tell me the story about how the sun loved the moon so much, he died every night to let her breathe...&quot; -Unknown author<br /> &quot;Sad is happy for deep people...&quot; -Sally Sparrow of Dr.Who

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#3195 Poetry
Temptation Apple
By Anonymous
#3196 Poetry
the masterpiece
By Rupanshi Chitransh BRONZE
Rupanshi Chitransh BRONZE,
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#3197 Poetry
Untitled Him
By EBarb PLATINUM
Seneca, South Carolina
EBarb PLATINUM, Seneca, South Carolina
29 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&quot; --Dr. Seuss

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#3198 Poetry
Glow in The Dark
By NorthVelvet BRONZE
Pontianak, Other
NorthVelvet BRONZE, Pontianak, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful

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#3199 Poetry
Military Girlfriend
By ThatsMy-Baby GOLD
White, South Dakota
ThatsMy-Baby GOLD, White, South Dakota
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they&#039;re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

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#3200 Poetry
"Just a Joke"
By The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM
Joliet, Montana
The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM, Joliet, Montana
31 articles 19 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;History is the fiction we invent to convince ourselves that events are knowable and life has order and direction.&quot; --Calvin and Hobbes

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