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#31211voted by our readers
By lilypel99 BRONZE
Bakersfield, California

A soaring bird with wings clipped. A prancing horse with hooves chipped. Perhaps a deer, as free as can be, faced with fear of humanity. Or a beautiful mermaid, who c...
lilypel99 BRONZE, Bakersfield, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#31212 Poetry
By Pho_06 SILVER
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Pho_06 SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#31213 Poetry
By S-ile BRONZE
Grand Junction, Colorado
S-ile BRONZE, Grand Junction, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do not go gentle into that good night.<br /> Rage, rage against the dying of the light"<br /> -Dylan Thomas (Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night)

#31214 Poetry
By Anonymous
#31215 Poetry
#31216 Poetry
By KathrynWilks8492 SILVER
Aurora, Illinois
KathrynWilks8492 SILVER, Aurora, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.&quot; <br /> -Jim Fiebig

#31217 Poetry
By Brandywrote PLATINUM
San Jose, California
Brandywrote PLATINUM, San Jose, California
28 articles 10 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;maybe I can help&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Ah, yes, you want to be a writer don&rsquo;t you?&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;You say that as if it&rsquo;s a bad thing&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;No, no. just a lonely thing. Sometimes the world you create on the page seems more friendly than the lives in the world you actually live in.

#31218 Poetry
st0nedwallpaper SILVER, Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#31219 Poetry
By MonsterGirl2000 SILVER
Des Moines, New Mexico
MonsterGirl2000 SILVER, Des Moines, New Mexico
9 articles 0 photos 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
When it seems like there&rsquo;s no one left to run to in this empty world you can come to me I&rsquo;ll be your shooting star. You can tell me your dreams I can&rsquo;t promise to make them come true, but I&rsquo;ll be there to pick up the pieces of your broken heart if your dreams happen to fall through&hellip;Unknown

#31220 Poetry
By Shadowlight PLATINUM
Chatsworth, Georgia
Shadowlight PLATINUM, Chatsworth, Georgia
39 articles 0 photos 8 comments