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#203021voted by our readers
By Anonymous

I was told to write a song for you Scrawled down on paper in pen Line over line of words about you And nothing else Instead I chose to write about the spring And the cool mist...

#203022 Poetry
By Dystopiary BRONZE
Jakarta, Other
Dystopiary BRONZE, Jakarta, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#203023 Poetry
By RedFeather GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
RedFeather GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 155 comments

Favorite Quote:
Prose is like walking but poetry is like dancing.<br /> &mdash;Paul Valery, poet (1871 - 1945)

#203024 Poetry
By PoetAW BRONZE
Raleigh, North Carolina
PoetAW BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man&#039;s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.&rdquo; -John F. Kennedy

#203025 Poetry
By ModestVince BRONZE
Lonaconing, Maryland
ModestVince BRONZE, Lonaconing, Maryland
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, <br /> There is a rapture on the lonely shore, <br /> There is society, where none intrudes, <br /> By the deep sea, and music in its roar: <br /> I love not man the less, but Nature more.. <br /> -Lord Byron

#203026 Poetry
By Tallula77 PLATINUM
Sandhausen, Other
Tallula77 PLATINUM, Sandhausen, Other
46 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
With shortness of breath, I&#039;ll explain the infinite- how rare and beautiful it is that we exist<br /> By sleeping at last

#203027 Poetry
By TBHughes GOLD
Wausau, Wisconsin
TBHughes GOLD, Wausau, Wisconsin
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”<br /> ― Maya Angelou

#203028 Poetry
By Anonymous
#203029 Poetry
By Anonymous
#203030 Poetry
By Anonymous