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#219051voted by our readers
By thewolfinsheepscloth PLATINUM
New York, New York

And I write to you with closed eyes Hoping to keep your memory alive even as the past becomes shrouded in shadows faded at the corners like an old photo And I let the words...
thewolfinsheepscloth PLATINUM, New York, New York
34 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
People are like stained-glass windows.<br /> They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,<br /> but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed<br /> only if there is a light from within.


#219052 Poetry
By Anonymous
#219053 Poetry
CrazyLegs13 BRONZE, Grants Pass, Oregon
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219054 Poetry
By Evyfan111 DIAMOND
Castle Pines North, Colorado
Evyfan111 DIAMOND, Castle Pines North, Colorado
64 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Writing eases my suffering. It&#039;s my soul&#039;s medicine. I write when I hurt. I write what I fear. Writing is my form of personal freedom. I write to save myself. I write to survive as an individual.&quot;<br /> ~Amor Magner

#219055 Poetry
By akhalife6 SILVER
Delaware, Ohio
akhalife6 SILVER, Delaware, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I have always looked so closely but I know how blind I am.&quot;

#219056 Poetry
By supergrrrl_4808 SILVER
Farrell, Colorado
supergrrrl_4808 SILVER, Farrell, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stand your ground. Don&#039;t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war,Let it begin Here.

#219057 Poetry
By AnnieManhattan GOLD
New York, New York
AnnieManhattan GOLD, New York, New York
15 articles 6 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.&quot; <br /> &mdash; A.A. Milne

#219058 Poetry
By LizEngland BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
LizEngland BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#219059 Poetry
The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM, Midlothian, Illinois
36 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dr. Martin Luther King Is Not A Black Hero, He&#039;s An AMERICAN Hero. ~Morgan Freeman<br /> An Eye For An Eye Ends Up Making The Whole World Blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

#219060 Poetry
By Hanban12 ELITE
Lake Worth, Florida
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.&quot;<br /> Henry David Thoreau<br /> <br /> &quot;I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.&quot;<br /> John Green