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#170551voted by our readers
By OscarW. DIAMOND
Clarksville, Arkansas

We were such good children Playing by the rules And we made it look like fun Living life as fools But when the sun came down And darkness crept around Oh, we seemed like l...
OscarW. DIAMOND, Clarksville, Arkansas
95 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds ways to kneel and kiss the ground." - Rumi


#170552 Poetry
By BrittDawn PLATINUM
Winnipeg, Other
BrittDawn PLATINUM, Winnipeg, Other
23 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
And at that moment, I swear we were infinite.

#170553 Poetry
By SoulAlchemist BRONZE
Plaquemine, Louisiana
SoulAlchemist BRONZE, Plaquemine, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Open your mind before your mouth" - Chris Motionless

#170554 Poetry
By BandGeekAndProud PLATINUM
Burlington, Massachusetts
BandGeekAndProud PLATINUM, Burlington, Massachusetts
23 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination is more important than knowledge.&quot;<br /> Albert Einstein

#170555 Poetry
By WildWendy21 PLATINUM
Luling,Texas, Texas
WildWendy21 PLATINUM, Luling,Texas, Texas
37 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;mistakes are painful when they happen, but a collection of mistakes is called experience.&quot;-tumblr

#170556 Poetry
By EasilyRed GOLD
Gray Court, South Carolina
EasilyRed GOLD, Gray Court, South Carolina
17 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To the world you may be one person. But to one person you may be the world.&quot;

#170557 Poetry
By Genevieve.j SILVER
Milford, Connecticut
Genevieve.j SILVER, Milford, Connecticut
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.&quot;<br /> John Lubbock

#170558 Poetry
By marlon_d BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
marlon_d BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#170559 Poetry
By Julianna_H GOLD
Saginaw, Michigan
Julianna_H GOLD, Saginaw, Michigan
16 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You were born an original, don&#039;t die a copy.&quot;

#170560 Poetry
By Joe Cronin BRONZE
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Joe Cronin BRONZE, Melbourne Beach, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments