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#365471voted by our readers
By LillyPoco SILVER
Santa Maria, California

"Everything's alive out here," She says as Daddy combs her hair He tries to detangle it And he tries to braid it But he cannot do it Because it's still f...
LillyPoco SILVER, Santa Maria, California
7 articles 22 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams" -Arthur O'Shaughnessy (but also from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)


#365472 Poetry
By polar-icecap DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
polar-icecap DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57 articles 20 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Angels don't even come close to you!"

#365473 Poetry
By J.Carter346 BRONZE
Forest Park Middle School, Illinois
J.Carter346 BRONZE, Forest Park Middle School, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#365474 Poetry
By YellowJacket BRONZE
Greensboro, North Carolina
YellowJacket BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man is free at the moment he wishes to be&quot; <br /> -Voltare

#365475 Poetry
#365476 Poetry
By Zach Solcher BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
Zach Solcher BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#365477 Poetry
By KabreahG_13 BRONZE
Joliet, Illinois
KabreahG_13 BRONZE, Joliet, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#365478 Poetry
By Anonymous
#365479 Poetry
By Anonymous
#365480 Poetry
By RachelAndersen96 SILVER
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
RachelAndersen96 SILVER, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
6 articles 12 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it&#039;s awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton.<br /> <br /> Another quote by her: Each one of us ha&quot;Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It&#039;s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.&quot;