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#192951voted by our readers
By Christina2588 GOLD
Smithtown, New York

the sky was stained purple and green- ghastly hues- leaving me with a very unclean feeling unfurling on my palms. I wanted to wash it away- the colors were becoming one now...
Christina2588 GOLD, Smithtown, New York
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home." - Martin Heidegger


#192952 Poetry
By Shybabes DIAMOND
Burlington, Vermont
Shybabes DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
52 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We love the things we love for what they are." - Robert Frost

#192953 Poetry
theEnglishTeachersDaughter SILVER, Oxford, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I wonder if Beethoven held his breath<br /> the first time his fingers touched the keys<br /> the same way a soldier holds his breath<br /> the first time his finger clicks the trigger.<br /> We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.&rdquo; -Andrea Gibson

#192954 Poetry
By Annibonny DIAMOND
Evanston, Illinois
Annibonny DIAMOND, Evanston, Illinois
67 articles 38 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes life takes a path that is hard to walk on, so all you have to do is put on your hiking boots.

#192955 Poetry
By BArriaga GOLD
Huntsville, Alabama
BArriaga GOLD, Huntsville, Alabama
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.&quot; ~Eleanor Roosevelt

#192956 Poetry
By DeviousShadows BRONZE
Vallejo, California
DeviousShadows BRONZE, Vallejo, California
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Just because an apple falls one hundred times out of a hundred, does not mean it will fall on the hundred and first.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Skulduggery Pleasant, Death Bringer

#192957 Poetry
By cchurchill BRONZE
Canton, Illinois
cchurchill BRONZE, Canton, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#192958 Poetry
By mayahanson DIAMOND
Fenton, Missouri
mayahanson DIAMOND, Fenton, Missouri
88 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS. ~Henry James

#192959 Poetry
By olyons BRONZE
Solana Beach, California
olyons BRONZE, Solana Beach, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#192960 Poetry
By Anonymous