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#410201voted by our readers
By angelmm92 BRONZE
Mt Prospect, Illinois

For Elisa Izquierdo, 1989-1995 The projects stand still as crisp winter air And all you are now is a whisper without breath Blowing through the emptiness of dead trees. I can s...
angelmm92 BRONZE, Mt Prospect, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Tomorrow is a mystery, yesterday is history, today is a gift. That's why it's called the present


#410202 Poetry
By Katsa08 SILVER
Sidney, Iowa
Katsa08 SILVER, Sidney, Iowa
5 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t take yourself so seriously, no one else does.&quot;<br /> &quot;What others think of me is none of my business.&quot;

#410203 Poetry
By Starling005 SILVER
Humboldt, Iowa
Starling005 SILVER, Humboldt, Iowa
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
it is better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Abraham Lincoln

#410204 Poetry
By scarfinch SILVER
Winnetka, Illinois
scarfinch SILVER, Winnetka, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#410205 Poetry
By ShyRhea SILVER
Cordell, Oklahoma
ShyRhea SILVER, Cordell, Oklahoma
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;m too imaginative for my own good.&quot;

#410206 Poetry
By Dylan Terrett BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dylan Terrett BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#410207 Poetry
By Kendrabuster3 BRONZE
Lairdsville, Pennsylvania
Kendrabuster3 BRONZE, Lairdsville, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be what you want to be&quot;

#410208 Poetry
By Anonymous
#410209 Poetry
By DizzyRae PLATINUM
Fort Washington, Maryland
DizzyRae PLATINUM, Fort Washington, Maryland
20 articles 2 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all other work is but preparation.&rdquo;<br /> -Rainer Maria Rilke

#410210 Poetry
By ellie315 GOLD
South Pasadena, California
ellie315 GOLD, South Pasadena, California
10 articles 0 photos 86 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.&quot; -- William Shakespeare