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#404401voted by our readers
By 7shanabarger PLATINUM
Sussex, Wisconsin

I’m from a house filled with useless things, an off-tune piano, and a backyard filled with trees; where I spent days on the swing set, or helping my dad with harvesting his gard...
7shanabarger PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
21 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#404402 Poetry
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

#404403 Poetry
By CrazySquid GOLD
Cashmere, Washington
CrazySquid GOLD, Cashmere, Washington
12 articles 2 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For beauty is nothing but the begining of terror&quot;<br /> <br /> Rilke part of &#039;The Tenth Elgy&#039;

#404404 Poetry
By Cassandramaryg SILVER
San Pedro, California
Cassandramaryg SILVER, San Pedro, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#404405 Poetry
By jessicab13 BRONZE
Wilton, Iowa
jessicab13 BRONZE, Wilton, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#404406 Poetry
HopethroughFaithInGod BRONZE, Perry, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction&quot; - Issac Newton (i think?)

#404407 Poetry
By AlyssaSunico DIAMOND
Taguig City, Other
AlyssaSunico DIAMOND, Taguig City, Other
52 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<br /> Music is in a higher revelatiuon than knowledge and wisdom - Ludwig Van Beethoven

#404408 Poetry
By Olo16 BRONZE
China, Maine
Olo16 BRONZE, China, Maine
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Elbert Hubbard

#404409 Poetry
By sutt0n PLATINUM
Centennial, Colorado
sutt0n PLATINUM, Centennial, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption." - Kurt Cobain

#404410 Poetry
thelamster BRONZE, Monticello, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments