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Poetry
By ottersarah SILVER
Maryville, Tennessee

Don’t seduce me with Whitman Or Cummings Talk of nostalgia, history, Or divinity My hands grip the pages of a calendar Each accompanying image has a time of youth and old a...
ottersarah SILVER, Maryville, Tennessee
9 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everywhere, man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is only the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and his weaknesses


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

ottersarah SILVER, Maryville, Tennessee
9 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everywhere, man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is only the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and his weaknesses

Poetry
By Keara Martins BRONZE
Boston, Massachusetts
Keara Martins BRONZE, Boston, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Poetry
By NaomiHallS PLATINUM
Ventura, California
NaomiHallS PLATINUM, Ventura, California
26 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If they cut off both hands, I will compose music anyway holding the pen in my teeth.&quot; -Shostakovich

crystalizedrose GOLD, Omaha, Nebraska
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By CarolineHawthorne BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
CarolineHawthorne BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By NaomiHallS PLATINUM
Ventura, California
NaomiHallS PLATINUM, Ventura, California
26 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If they cut off both hands, I will compose music anyway holding the pen in my teeth.&quot; -Shostakovich

Poetry
By crystalizedrose GOLD
Omaha, Nebraska
crystalizedrose GOLD, Omaha, Nebraska
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
Poetry
By Monica1210 GOLD
Columbia, Maryland
Monica1210 GOLD, Columbia, Maryland
14 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff&hellip; Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can&rsquo;t-control-yourself love it.&quot; -John Green