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The Calm Before The Storm
By The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM
Midlothian, Illinois

The calm before the ravenous storm is always the worst, for those who feel it coming for it is a truly terrifying experience. Some don't know what they are getting into or wha...
The.Beirded.Turkey PLATINUM, Midlothian, Illinois
36 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dr. Martin Luther King Is Not A Black Hero, He&#039;s An AMERICAN Hero. ~Morgan Freeman<br /> An Eye For An Eye Ends Up Making The Whole World Blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi

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#478122 Poetry
Bubbles
By ElizabethGin BRONZE
Deer Park, Wisconsin
ElizabethGin BRONZE, Deer Park, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#478123 Poetry
Of Gnarled Boughs
By Seaflame BRONZE
Hanover, New Hampshire
Seaflame BRONZE, Hanover, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it."<br /> ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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#478124 Poetry
Scars
By JustAnotherRandomGirl SILVER
Ladoga, Indiana
JustAnotherRandomGirl SILVER, Ladoga, Indiana
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter<br /> -MLK

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#478125 Poetry
HEAVENLY PARADISE
By Oryan28 GOLD
Hartford, Wisconsin
Oryan28 GOLD, Hartford, Wisconsin
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#478126 Poetry
The Thing About Memories
By ShelbyMarie93 PLATINUM
Lexington, Nebraska
ShelbyMarie93 PLATINUM, Lexington, Nebraska
35 articles 1 photo 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When Death to either shall come -- I pray it be first to me.&quot; ~Robert Bridges<br /> or<br /> &quot;Life is not a jump; it&#039;s a headfirst dive.&quot;<br /> or<br /> &quot;Within you I lose myself; without you I find myself wanting to be lost again.&quot; <br /> <br /> ╔══╗<br /> ╚╗╔╝<br /> ╔╝(&macr;`v&acute;&macr;)<br /> ╚══`.&cedil;.Isaac H.

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#478127 Poetry
Candle
By Dragonfly_Girl PLATINUM
Pleasant Hill, California
Dragonfly_Girl PLATINUM, Pleasant Hill, California
21 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is not waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.

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#478128 Poetry
The Recognition of Self
By LouisianaGirl GOLD
Covington, Louisiana
LouisianaGirl GOLD, Covington, Louisiana
14 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When you were born, you were crying <br /> And everyone around you was smiling.<br /> Live your life so that when you die,<br /> You&#039;re the one who is smiling<br /> And everyone around you is crying.&quot;

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#478129 Poetry
Moving Forwards
By heythere BRONZE
Bellevue, Washington
heythere BRONZE, Bellevue, Washington
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
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#478130 Poetry
Traded in something new
By Anonymous