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By Inkmusic GOLD
Renton, Washington

Beach glass Catching the sun Like a rough sea-jewel Plucked from the orange sand Rough around the edges. Dizzy under the oak tree, Spiky grass underfoot. The tang of apples...
Inkmusic GOLD, Renton, Washington
15 articles 6 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Build a man a fire, and he&#039;ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he&#039;ll be warm for the rest of his life.&quot;<br /> ~Terry Pratchett


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Bouskiegirl PLATINUM, Hawkeye, Iowa
21 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nobody is worth your tears, the one who is will never make you cry.&quot;

Julias_beautiful_chaos BRONZE, Helena, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper -T.S. Eliot

#305374 Poetry
By Mikki GOLD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.&quot; (Albert Einstein)

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By Anonymous
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By Ink_On_Paper GOLD
King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Ink_On_Paper GOLD, King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It&#039;s knowing you&#039;re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.&rdquo; - As spoken by Atticus Finch, Harper Lee.

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#305378 Poetry
By ShrEk..! BRONZE
Jaipur, Other
ShrEk..! BRONZE, Jaipur, Other
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
if ur goin through hell... keep goin!

#305379 Poetry
Laura_A. GOLD, Etowah, Tennessee
15 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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CourtneyJayye SILVER, Plaquemine, Louisiana
7 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game