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#478431voted by our readers
The Olive Tree (based on William Carlos Williams' Red Wheelbarrow)
By Lydiah DIAMOND
Manhattan Beach, California

so much depends upon   a verdant olive tree   bathed in Mediterranean sun   amidst the villages destroyed by war 
Lydiah DIAMOND, Manhattan Beach, California
66 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"beauty is truth, truth beauty" - john keats

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#478432 Poetry
Ode to Pineapples
By ellashafer BRONZE
Burlington, Connecticut
ellashafer BRONZE, Burlington, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#478433 Poetry
Slaughtered
By mathews13 PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
mathews13 PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#478434 Poetry
Not My Audiance
By Anonymous
#478435 Poetry
Enchanted Library
By Dollz BRONZE
Livermore, California
Dollz BRONZE, Livermore, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My momma always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know whatch ya gonna get.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Forest Gump

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#478436 Poetry
Leather Restraints
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND
Uncasville, Connecticut
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

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#478437 Poetry
You Lie
By chloena_garrett GOLD
Colorado City, Texas
chloena_garrett GOLD, Colorado City, Texas
19 articles 13 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.<br /> <br /> Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.<br /> <br /> A poem is never finished, only abandoned.<br /> <br /> Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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#478438 Poetry
What I Know Now
By Kara Glenwright BRONZE
Huntington Beach, California
Kara Glenwright BRONZE, Huntington Beach, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#478439 Poetry
A Sweet Sphere
By peytonpeck1 BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
peytonpeck1 BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#478440 Poetry
Crush Sestina
By Anonymous