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#349401voted by our readers
By thepaperinventory PLATINUM
Saratoga, California

Stumbling over stones and rocks, Racing against soaring hawks, Tripping over tree roots, In a rush. Wading through the fog-chilled creeks, Over hills and mountain peaks, Sp...
thepaperinventory PLATINUM, Saratoga, California
22 articles 0 photos 8 comments

#349402 Poetry
By FaithRobin BRONZE
Arden, North Carolina
FaithRobin BRONZE, Arden, North Carolina
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Good writers are monotonous, like good composers.Their truth is self-repeating... They keep trying to perfect their understanding of the one problem they were born to understand" (Alberto Moravia).

#349403 Poetry
By SkyeOfLights GOLD
Spartanburg, South Carolina
SkyeOfLights GOLD, Spartanburg, South Carolina
13 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us. In the end, writers will write not to be outlaw heroes of some underculture but mainly to save themselves, to survive as individuals.”

#349404 Poetry
#349405 Poetry
By Nelson SILVER
Amarillo, Texas
Nelson SILVER, Amarillo, Texas
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you&#039;re dreaming with a broken heart, the waking up is the hardest part...&quot; -John Mayer-<br /> &quot;Never Neverland I&#039;m used to Peter Pan because nobody wants to grow old...&quot; -Lyfe Jennings-<br /> &quot;Never let the world see what you&#039;re really feeling.&quot; -Mom-

#349406 Poetry
By Jamers_smile GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jamers_smile GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable.

#349407 Poetry
By Emotsye PLATINUM
Syracuse, New York
Emotsye PLATINUM, Syracuse, New York
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#349408 Poetry
By Jozeebee GOLD
Mound, Minnesota
Jozeebee GOLD, Mound, Minnesota
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#349409 Poetry
By Nicole_The_Writer SILVER
Fresh Meadows, New York
Nicole_The_Writer SILVER, Fresh Meadows, New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you&#039;ll be criticized anyway.&quot; ~Eleanor Roosevelt

#349410 Poetry
By Anonymous