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Captains Lament
By Strider SILVER
Lumberton, New Jersey

There once was a captain who sailed the far seas singing when the light grew dim daring the sea who never could claim him and,  knowing some day it should take him One year...
Strider SILVER, Lumberton, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It&#039;s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don&#039;t keep your feet, there&#039;s no knowing where you might be swept off to.&rdquo; <br /> ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings<br /> &ldquo;There is some good in this world, and it&#039;<br /> &ldquo;A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.&rdquo; <br /> ― J.R.R. Tolkien

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#4762 Poetry
Her Sister
By laschmo4 BRONZE
Waverly, Nebraska
laschmo4 BRONZE, Waverly, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#4763 Poetry
We Planted A Garden
By macarism_ SILVER
Toluca Lake, California
macarism_ SILVER, Toluca Lake, California
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Keep your face always towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.&quot; -Walt Whitman

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#4764 Poetry
Cracks
By loveissmiles GOLD
Lynn, Indiana
loveissmiles GOLD, Lynn, Indiana
13 articles 0 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I live for the nights I can&#039;t remember with the people I will never forget.&quot; -Carassisa M-&lt;3<br /> <br /> &quot;What the mind can perceive, the body can achieve.&quot; -Softball Coach Steve B-

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#4765 Poetry
The Shy Boy and Shyer Girl
By Poisoned_Candy_Apple GOLD
Plainfield, Connecticut
Poisoned_Candy_Apple GOLD, Plainfield, Connecticut
12 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am seeking, I am striving, I am in this with all my heart

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#4766 Poetry
In The End
By jennee21_ann GOLD
Helper, Utah
jennee21_ann GOLD, Helper, Utah
17 articles 0 photos 568 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t gain the world and lose your soul....wisdom is better than silver or gold.&quot; <br /> <br /> &quot;You can always close a book, but you can never close the mind of a writer.&quot;

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#4767 Poetry
Every Time You Go
By sydney_hope GOLD
Round Rock, Texas
sydney_hope GOLD, Round Rock, Texas
15 articles 0 photos 55 comments
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#4768 Poetry
Sally Schuler and the American Revolution
By Anonymous
#4769 Poetry
I shall not live without you
By HazelRose____ SILVER
San Antonio, Texas
HazelRose____ SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
9 articles 2 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fear is not evil. It tells you what your weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well kinder.&quot; -Gildarts of Fairytail

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#4770 Poetry
Said He Wouldn't Lose Me
By Zoe-22-Turner DIAMOND
Beverly, Massachusetts
Zoe-22-Turner DIAMOND, Beverly, Massachusetts
99 articles 33 photos 91 comments
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