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#200711voted by our readers
By Kuyler GOLD
Coal Valley, Illinois

My sun has burnt out. My lanterns are no longer lit. all of my batteries are drained and all of my bulbs are fried. In my world there is only darkness And I try to find the li...
Kuyler GOLD, Coal Valley, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two roads diverged in a wood, and I&mdash; <br /> I took the one less traveled by, <br /> And that has made all the difference.&quot; - Robert Frost


#200712 Poetry
wreckthistravesty GOLD, New Iberia, Louisiana
13 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t give up because you&#039;re losing. You haven&#039;t lost.

#200713 Poetry
By MattMattHatter PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
MattMattHatter PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
33 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. &quot;<br /> Thomas Gray

#200714 Poetry
By colorguardgrl ELITE
Derry, New Hampshire
colorguardgrl ELITE, Derry, New Hampshire
111 articles 10 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn&#039;t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn&#039;t be. And what it wouldn&#039;t be, it would. You see?&rdquo; - Mad Hatter

#200715 Poetry
By cthrn_gao GOLD
San Jose, California
cthrn_gao GOLD, San Jose, California
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#200716 Poetry
By alexandra.kay BRONZE
Stevenson, Washington
alexandra.kay BRONZE, Stevenson, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#200717 Poetry
By Maxi-Woods BRONZE
Hawkeye, Iowa
Maxi-Woods BRONZE, Hawkeye, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#200718 Poetry
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#200719 Poetry
By nikki jones BRONZE
New Orleans, Louisiana
nikki jones BRONZE, New Orleans, Louisiana
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#200720 Poetry
By lauralu_thepoet GOLD
Burlington, Massachusetts
lauralu_thepoet GOLD, Burlington, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but we wish we didn&rsquo;t&rdquo;-Erica Jong<br /> <br /> &ldquo;A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run&rdquo;-Ouida<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness&rdquo;-Faith Baldwin<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare&rdquo;-Queen Elizabeth I