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#193881voted by our readers
Passing
By writingcheetah7 GOLD
Barr., Rhode Island

Hours...minutes...no, days; Years or maybe mere seconds A whoosh, A breeze, A tip of the hat; What is measurable Does not stay.
writingcheetah7 GOLD, Barr., Rhode Island
10 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

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#193882 Poetry
Status Quo
By Arrow15 BRONZE
Columbia, Missouri
Arrow15 BRONZE, Columbia, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#193883 Poetry
Sneaker
By Anonymous
#193884 Poetry
Dear New Me,
By TheRareBreed PLATINUM
Lambertville, Michigan
TheRareBreed PLATINUM, Lambertville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”<br /> ― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

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#193885 Poetry
Consequence
By BlindSamurai GOLD
Bridgewater, New Jersey
BlindSamurai GOLD, Bridgewater, New Jersey
11 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.<br /> -Malcolm X

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#193886 Poetry
My Hero Has Zero Ego!
By Shahed GOLD
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Shahed GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
16 articles 2 photos 350 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People are like tea bags, they don&#039;t realize their own strength until they&#039;re dropped in hot water &quot;<br /> &ldquo;People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.<br /> If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.&quot;

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#193887 Poetry
silent child
By Eli15 GOLD
Melboune, Other
Eli15 GOLD, Melboune, Other
19 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Hope is believing in spite of evidence then watching the evidence change

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#193888 Poetry
Dream
By fallingupstairs SILVER
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
fallingupstairs SILVER, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
9 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Pray not to outlive memory, but rather for memory to outlive you.

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#193889 Poetry
Wisdom of a Normal Girl
By Carabien BRONZE
Wendell, North Carolina
Carabien BRONZE, Wendell, North Carolina
3 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, I would have the whole night sky in the palm of my hand.&quot;

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#193890 Poetry
Ode to a Hummingbird in Summer
By Kiwi-Fur BRONZE
Johnson City, Tennessee
Kiwi-Fur BRONZE, Johnson City, Tennessee
4 articles 12 photos 5 comments
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