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Viva la Vita

December 22, 2012
By Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM, Abbeville, Louisiana
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Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM, Abbeville, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
Pain is stronger than life, stronger than death, love, loyalty, duty.
~Essad Bey

"you are tired (i think) of the puzzle of living and doing; and so am i. come with me, then, and we’ll leave it far and far away—" - e.e. cummings

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Boast not in life,
For it quickly passes.
Boast rather in what you do,
The people you help
The souls you touch.
Dearhearts life is fleeting,
At its end will you look back with regrets?

© Kate S., Hopkinton, MA

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“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
? Dr. Seuss
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Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 2 2013 at 4:38 am
Elizabeth-of-rohan PLATINUM, Abbeville, Louisiana
35 articles 0 photos 49 comments

Favorite Quote:
Pain is stronger than life, stronger than death, love, loyalty, duty.
~Essad Bey

"you are tired (i think) of the puzzle of living and doing; and so am i. come with me, then, and we’ll leave it far and far away—" - e.e. cummings

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Nope. But if you know the English translation to that phrase you'll probably get why I titled this piece "Viva la Vita".
MattMattHatter PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 27 2012 at 12:12 am
MattMattHatter PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
33 articles 0 photos 83 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. "
Thomas Gray

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Did you write this about the song Viva la Vida?