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#17771voted by our readers
Ballad Of The Flower Child
By notTopher SILVER
Flower Mound, Texas

I met her in the meadow Hair down to her knees; Oh please! Learn some professionalism Earn some modesty You look like a mess Quite honestly.   I saw her again today S...
notTopher SILVER, Flower Mound, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes."-Alan Watts

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#17772 Poetry
LEAVING THE GROUP
By hingash BRONZE
Nairobi, Other
hingash BRONZE, Nairobi, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#17773 Poetry
Dear ode to the American Flag
By Thorn2011 BRONZE
Cave Junction, Oregon
Thorn2011 BRONZE, Cave Junction, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17774 Poetry
Grandfather Clock
By mak14 SILVER
Park City,, Utah
mak14 SILVER, Park City,, Utah
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17775 Poetry
Rainbow Of My Heart
By Andrea Pettaway DIAMOND
Harker Heights, Texas
Andrea Pettaway DIAMOND, Harker Heights, Texas
58 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#17776 Poetry
We stowed that tiny white pill underneath our tongues. Only waiting for a
By BriCole BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
BriCole BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. -E.B. White

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#17777 Poetry
The Way It Is
By TryingToLive PLATINUM
Austintown, Ohio
TryingToLive PLATINUM, Austintown, Ohio
26 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And I think of all the thousands of billions of steps and missteps and chances and coincidences that have brought me here and it feels like the biggest miracle in the world."

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#17778 Poetry
Security
By vanessakaye GOLD
Big Rapids, Michigan
vanessakaye GOLD, Big Rapids, Michigan
17 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"when life gets ya down, you know what ya gotta do?... just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." - Dori from "Finding Nemo"

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#17779 Poetry
Anxiety
By xWritingWonderlandx PLATINUM
Ormond Beach, Florida
xWritingWonderlandx PLATINUM, Ormond Beach, Florida
23 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The past can hurt but the way I see it you can either run from it or learn from it&quot; -The Lion King<br /> <br /> &quot;To live would be an awfully big adventure!&quot; -Peter Pan<br /> <br /> &quot;Without pain how could we know joy?&quot; -The Fault in our Stars<br /> <br /> &quot;I will never fit in because i was not ment to&quot; -Cher Lloyd <br /> <br /> &quot;I can&#039;t go back go to yesterday because I was a different person than&quot; -Alice in Wonderland

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#17780 Poetry
Prosthetic Principal
By jackseb BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
jackseb BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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