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#19171voted by our readers
By mwurzer4 DIAMOND
Rochester, New York

Tell me now The tale of how, On wings of snowy alabaster, Poison of Aphrodite flies faster Than all the bullets Of all the guns, And to kill it Is duty of none. With this a...
mwurzer4 DIAMOND, Rochester, New York
65 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Thou! thy truest type of grief is the gently falling leaf.&quot;<br /> -Edgar Allan Poe


#19172 Poetry
By arichman40 PLATINUM
Basalt, Colorado
arichman40 PLATINUM, Basalt, Colorado
44 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never judge a book by its cover&quot;

#19173 Poetry
By KatieDear PLATINUM
East Greenbush, New York
KatieDear PLATINUM, East Greenbush, New York
27 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Stars can&#039;t shine without darkness

#19174 Poetry
By mailorder3 BRONZE
Palmdale, California
mailorder3 BRONZE, Palmdale, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#19175 Poetry
By RH PLATINUM
Sammamish, Washington
RH PLATINUM, Sammamish, Washington
27 articles 11 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni

#19176 Poetry
By MeganAnne PLATINUM
Niskayuna, New York
MeganAnne PLATINUM, Niskayuna, New York
24 articles 0 photos 157 comments

Favorite Quote:
All my life I&#039;ve looked at words as if I were seeing them for the first time. ~Ernest Hemingway

#19177 Poetry
By RockerChick PLATINUM
Richland, Georgia
RockerChick PLATINUM, Richland, Georgia
22 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;All girls should be told they&#039;re pretty, even if they&#039;re not&quot; -Marilyn Monroe

#19178 Poetry
By Anonymous
#19179 Poetry
By katrose BRONZE
Tomball, Texas
katrose BRONZE, Tomball, Texas
2 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A mother&#039;s hand brushes hair from your eyes, tears from your cheek, hurt from your heart.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Lauren Benson

#19180 Poetry
skyblue95 PLATINUM, Bear, Delaware
35 articles 1 photo 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am paraphrasing, of course. &quot;My only fear is that when they are turned to loving they will find we are turned to hating.&quot; -Reverand Msimangu, Cry, The Beloved Country (a book by Alan Paton)