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By KayRae GOLD
Arlington Hts, Illinois

I imagine it was late spring and pollen was in the air. The old prom queen is digging up weeds. Claritin in one pocket Zyrtec in the other. After awhile of sneezing her...
KayRae GOLD, Arlington Hts, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.


#166892 Poetry
By the_laur_ax_ BRONZE
Farmington, Connecticut
the_laur_ax_ BRONZE, Farmington, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#166893 Poetry
By GatorXXI BRONZE
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
GatorXXI BRONZE, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#166894 Poetry
By girly617 GOLD
Rochester, Massachusetts
girly617 GOLD, Rochester, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There's no day, but today."

#166895 Poetry
By Anonymous
#166896 Poetry
By Unibat PLATINUM
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Unibat PLATINUM, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
24 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Stay strong.

#166897 Poetry
By EmilyCahill SILVER
New City, New York
EmilyCahill SILVER, New City, New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
francinejar SILVER, Chino Hills, California
7 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
God and the devil are raging inside me.

#166899 Poetry
By William Hartmann BRONZE
South Plainfield, New Jersey
William Hartmann BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#166900 Poetry
By GabriellaRoars PLATINUM
Madison, Wisconsin
GabriellaRoars PLATINUM, Madison, Wisconsin
23 articles 1 photo 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;....I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, The dreams in which I&#039;m dying are the best I&#039;ve ever had....&quot;<br /> -Tears of Fears-Mad World