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Song of the Sea
By Maisyrose BRONZE
Felton, California

I dreamt I was in the sea, The smell of salt, the feel of sand, Ocean waves crashing above my head. Swimming through the darkness, As a glimmer of light shines through the su...
Maisyrose BRONZE, Felton, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"we all look at the same stars."

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#234772 Poetry
Shorelines
By EmilyF5 SILVER
Plaistow, New Hampshire
EmilyF5 SILVER, Plaistow, New Hampshire
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And I am aware of my heart; it opens and closes." -Sylvia Plath

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#234773 Poetry
the center of boredom
By dachshund19 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
dachshund19 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#234774 Poetry
Being
By hannahjon BRONZE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
hannahjon BRONZE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As the spirit wanes, the form appears.&quot;<br /> -Charles Bukowski

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#234775 Poetry
Moment of Bliss
By MorganRF PLATINUM
Bellevue, Nebraska
MorganRF PLATINUM, Bellevue, Nebraska
34 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy&#039;. They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;

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#234776 Poetry
Emptiness
By MargaretEllis GOLD
Portland, Maine
MargaretEllis GOLD, Portland, Maine
15 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;Learn to dance in the rain.\&quot; A student at my school said this just before she lost her battle with leukemia.

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#234777 Poetry
Pancakes
By CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM
San Diego, California
CJ-The-Tall-Poet PLATINUM, San Diego, California
23 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you want to date people, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. - Frank Zappa

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#234778 Poetry
Why do I?
By Writedancelove&live GOLD
Redding, California
Writedancelove&live GOLD, Redding, California
12 articles 2 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.&quot;<br /> &quot;Karen: If you&#039;re from Africa why are you white? Gretchen: Omg Karen, you can&#039;t just ask people why they&#039;re white.&quot;

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#234779 Poetry
A Toast to Sympathetic Afternoons
By KaraTaylor DIAMOND
Neptune, New Jersey
KaraTaylor DIAMOND, Neptune, New Jersey
81 articles 17 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;life isn&#039;t a matter of milestones, but of moments&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;be as you wish to seem.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;it&#039;s better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.&quot;

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#234780 Poetry
I stand untouched
By Tanya.T SILVER
Joliet, Illinois
Tanya.T SILVER, Joliet, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.&quot; -Einstein

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