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#94811voted by our readers
By MaggieElaine GOLD
Los Alamos, California

Silence comes forth after merciless murmurs The world was washed anew She perched on the side of a curb Toes curled over the edge Feet, Ears, Nose Burn from the cold The st...
MaggieElaine GOLD, Los Alamos, California
11 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As I hide behind these books I read, while scribbling my poetry,<br /> like art could save a wretch like me, with some ideal ideology that no one can hope to achieve.<br /> And I am never real; it is just a sketch of me.<br /> And everything I made is trite and cheap and a waste of paint, of tape, of time.&quot; - Bright Eyes


#94812 Poetry
By R_marie97 SILVER
Granby, Massachusetts
R_marie97 SILVER, Granby, Massachusetts
6 articles 7 photos 0 comments
#94813 Poetry
By Saphina GOLD
Sanbornton, New Hampshire
Saphina GOLD, Sanbornton, New Hampshire
11 articles 13 photos 4 comments
#94814 Poetry
By Anonymous
#94815 Poetry
By Superchil909 GOLD
New Prague, Minnesota
Superchil909 GOLD, New Prague, Minnesota
12 articles 4 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
The person who said winning isn&#039;t everything, never won anything. ~ Mia Hamm

#94816 Poetry
By Tierra SILVER
Detroit, Michigan
Tierra SILVER, Detroit, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never take anything for a fool cause one day you&#039;ll wake up and come to see that its no longer there!- Me

#94817 Poetry
By BeforetheStorm PLATINUM
Eastbrook, Maine
BeforetheStorm PLATINUM, Eastbrook, Maine
26 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I miss you, more than the sun misses the moon... and the desert misses the soft caress of the rain on a hot summer&#039;s night...&quot;

#94818 Poetry
By iAmTheStardust PLATINUM
Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
iAmTheStardust PLATINUM, Moon Twp., Pennsylvania
36 articles 1 photo 94 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The prettiest flowers grow in the biggest pile of manure.&quot;

EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

#94820 Poetry
By bagley777 GOLD
Tucson, Arizona
bagley777 GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
11 articles 3 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is a two way street. If you find yourself on a one-way road, it&#039;s time to take the next turn off.