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Where I'm From
By antoniutc BRONZE
Edison, New Jersey

I am from markers, from Vegeta and European soup enhancers. I am from the winds of spring rushing through my hair as I watch the world on my balcony. (Crisp and sweet, it feels...
antoniutc BRONZE, Edison, New Jersey
2 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. -Henry Thoreau<br /> <br /> To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch&hellip; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! &ndash;Ralph Emerson

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#190582 Poetry
Where Is Your Heart?
By leah_bee GOLD
New Iberia, Louisiana
leah_bee GOLD, New Iberia, Louisiana
16 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself; because those who care don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t care. :)<br /> <br /> --Dr. Seuss

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#190583 Poetry
Like Mother, Like Daughter
By The_Introvert PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
The_Introvert PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
36 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;She seems so cool, so focused, so quiet, yet her eyes remain fixed upon the horizon. You think you know all there is to know about her immediately upon meeting her, but everything you think you know is wrong. Passion flows through her like a river.&quot;

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#190584 Poetry
Growing Up
By HadassahJ GOLD
Far Rockaway, New York
HadassahJ GOLD, Far Rockaway, New York
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Neil Gaiman

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#190585 Poetry
My Statue
By LittlePoemWriter SILVER
Little Chute, Wisconsin
LittlePoemWriter SILVER, Little Chute, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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#190586 Poetry
Poetic Therapy
By Deiyjuan GOLD
St. Petersburg, Florida
Deiyjuan GOLD, St. Petersburg, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is poetry, so the different experiences I go through in life are my poems.&quot; - Deiyjuan Christie

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#190587 Poetry
Teen Pregnancy
By missamanda GOLD
Ft. Collins, Colorado
missamanda GOLD, Ft. Collins, Colorado
11 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.&quot; -Ray Bradbury

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#190588 Poetry
Addiction
By staystrongbeautiful PLATINUM
Londonderry, New Hampshire
staystrongbeautiful PLATINUM, Londonderry, New Hampshire
20 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#190589 Poetry
Without Sight
By WindRaven SILVER
Fairview, Pennsylvania
WindRaven SILVER, Fairview, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 5 comments
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#190590 Poetry
Before We Die MAG
By TheAurorasFall PLATINUM
Dover, Pennsylvania
TheAurorasFall PLATINUM, Dover, Pennsylvania
29 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
life isn&#039;t about the number of moments you take to breathe, but about the number of moments that take your breathe away.

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