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By elizabethjoy GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I met you once, but then you disappeared We met our flights, then went our separate ways One year, I lost you—just as I had feared Yet I was yours, at least for a few days Y...
elizabethjoy GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
17 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.&rdquo;<br /> Eleanor Roosevelt


#255202 Poetry
By EleniAneziris DIAMOND
East Setuaket, New York
EleniAneziris DIAMOND, East Setuaket, New York
57 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#255203 Poetry
By bcw095 GOLD
Lake Zurich, Illinois
bcw095 GOLD, Lake Zurich, Illinois
11 articles 3 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I know why the caged bird sings.&quot; - Maya Angelou

#255204 Poetry
By Ty-Yania GOLD
McMurray, Pennsylvania
Ty-Yania GOLD, McMurray, Pennsylvania
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t Judge a book by its Cover

#255205 Poetry
By Katie LeJeune SILVER
Monticello, Illinois
Katie LeJeune SILVER, Monticello, Illinois
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#255206 Poetry
By victoria_kapusta PLATINUM
Ridgewood, New York
victoria_kapusta PLATINUM, Ridgewood, New York
20 articles 0 photos 7 comments
#255207 Poetry
By Lady_Savage GOLD
Schenectady, New York
Lady_Savage GOLD, Schenectady, New York
15 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live life today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.&quot;

#255208 Poetry
By C.S.Jhingree GOLD
BOYNTON BEACH, Florida
C.S.Jhingree GOLD, BOYNTON BEACH, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.&quot;

#255209 Poetry
PeppermintFizz GOLD, Oakley, California
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.&quot;<br /> --Thich Nhat Hanh<br /> <br /> &quot;As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody&#039;s day.&quot;<br /> --Vin Scully<br /> <br /> &quot;You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.&quot;<br /> --Evan Esar<br /> <br /> &quot;Today, give a stranger&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, SMILE because it happened.&quot;<br /> --Dr. Seuss

#255210 Poetry
By Anonymous