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By ZiRaww! SILVER
Phoenix, Arizona

Up we go Holding hands Flying high Late at night a full moon a few stars Outside Up in the sky Our lips meet Flying high Holding hands Tonight On The Ferris Wheel a ma...
ZiRaww! SILVER, Phoenix, Arizona
5 articles 0 photos 96 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Giving up doesn’t always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ”


Inked-Memory PLATINUM, Provincetown, Massachusetts
23 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"For every dark night there's a brighter day"

#143343 Poetry
By imjustme12 GOLD
Long Beach, New York
imjustme12 GOLD, Long Beach, New York
18 articles 8 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.&quot;<br /> --Harriet Tubman

#143344 Poetry
By KaylaRich11 PLATINUM
Hackensack, Minnesota
KaylaRich11 PLATINUM, Hackensack, Minnesota
26 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Second place is always the First loser.

#143345 Poetry
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

#143346 Poetry
By Sakuran BRONZE
Langley, Other
Sakuran BRONZE, Langley, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#143347 Poetry
By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
39 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Soon madness has worn you down. It&rsquo;s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you&rsquo;re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marya Hornbacher

#143348 Poetry
By jewelweed BRONZE
Burlington, Other
jewelweed BRONZE, Burlington, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else;<br /> And for everything you gain, you will lose something else.<br /> It&rsquo;s about your outlook on life, you can either regret or rejoice.- Unknown

#143349 Poetry
By Sabrina1234 BRONZE
Jefferson City, Missouri
Sabrina1234 BRONZE, Jefferson City, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you&#039;re not first, you&#039;re last.&quot; -Ricky Bobby

#143350 Poetry
By PaintedWings13 BRONZE
York, Pennsylvania
PaintedWings13 BRONZE, York, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.&quot; by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<br /> <br /> &quot;For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.&quot; by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow