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#45011voted by our readers
By MarkusSinclair SILVER
Honolulu, Hawaii

O Crimson Love, my Crimson Love That flows out of the spring, Fly free, fly fast my crimson dove Over rose and thorn of life’s sting. Fly free from folds that hold you down; F...
MarkusSinclair SILVER, Honolulu, Hawaii
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Good poets write for their audience while great poets write for themselves&quot;<br /> -Markus Sinclair


#45012 Poetry
By OneProzacADay PLATINUM
State College, Pennsylvania
OneProzacADay PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
37 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are the universe expressing itself as human for a little while.&quot; -Eckhart Tolle

#45013 Poetry
By AmazingAmy SILVER
Spartanburg, South Carolina
AmazingAmy SILVER, Spartanburg, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The moment comes when a character does or says something that I hadn&#039;t thought about. At that moment he&#039;s alive and I leave it to him.&quot; -Graham Greene

#45014 Poetry
By freakycatlover DIAMOND
Antrim, New Hampshire
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
95 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know?&quot;

#45015 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#45016 Poetry
By AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE
Austin, TX, Texas
AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE, Austin, TX, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#45017 Poetry
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#45018 Poetry
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#45019 Poetry
By littlemsawkward ELITE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
littlemsawkward ELITE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
119 articles 7 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be great is to be misunderstood.&quot; ((Ralph Waldo Emerson))

#45020 Poetry
By CWells_521 DIAMOND
Greene, New York
CWells_521 DIAMOND, Greene, New York
81 articles 0 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
The best things in life are unseen, that&#039;s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.<br /> What doesn&#039;t kill you, only makes you stronger.