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Would Have, Could Have, Should Have
By LillyPoco SILVER
Santa Maria, California

There once was a man Who spent all his time thinking Of what he would have done And should have done And could have done He was a very old man And he walked through the leav...
LillyPoco SILVER, Santa Maria, California
7 articles 22 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams" -Arthur O'Shaughnessy (but also from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

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#24992 Poetry
Stealing Potential
By ConBrioAlFine SILVER
Austin, Texas
ConBrioAlFine SILVER, Austin, Texas
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#24993 Poetry
Whose Reality?
By Mojo17 BRONZE
Albany, New York
Mojo17 BRONZE, Albany, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.&rdquo; <br /> ― Thomas Mann

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#24994 Poetry
All Things Happen For a Reason, Right?
By Anonymous
#24995 Poetry
I Dream of Dreams
By Kianie GOLD
Westphalia, Kansas
Kianie GOLD, Westphalia, Kansas
10 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are the music as the music lasts&quot; - Stevie Wonder

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#24996 Poetry
Nightkeeper
By LaurenBeard GOLD
Leesburg, Virginia
LaurenBeard GOLD, Leesburg, Virginia
16 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.&rdquo;<br /> -Jack London

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#24997 Poetry
The Aether
By The_Creative_Muffin BRONZE
Gilford, New Hampshire
The_Creative_Muffin BRONZE, Gilford, New Hampshire
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#24998 Poetry
looking back on a previous ailment
By Christina2588 GOLD
Smithtown, New York
Christina2588 GOLD, Smithtown, New York
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.&quot; - Martin Heidegger

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#24999 Poetry
in vitro
By CeceParadis BRONZE
Middletown, Rhode Island
CeceParadis BRONZE, Middletown, Rhode Island
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#25000 Poetry
Believe Me To Be
By WordStricken PLATINUM
La Grange, California
WordStricken PLATINUM, La Grange, California
40 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day; so I&#039;ll never have to live without you.&quot;

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