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#203031voted by our readers
By Loneguitarist SILVER
Miami, Florida

How do we know we are truly awake? When there is no happiness in our lives… When we feel cold all of the time… When our skin is pale and our soul gone… When there is no love,...
Loneguitarist SILVER, Miami, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#203032 Poetry
By Anonymous
#203033 Poetry
#203034 Poetry
By Dystopiary BRONZE
Jakarta, Other
Dystopiary BRONZE, Jakarta, Other
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#203035 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)

#203036 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

#203037 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

#203038 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

#203039 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

#203040 Poetry
By Anonymous