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By TheArchitect ELITE
Madison, Wisconsin

last night I had tea with the man in the moon and let him weave his ribbons in my hair with fingers wrinkled like old apricots soft from years reflecting back the sea. He...
TheArchitect ELITE, Madison, Wisconsin
227 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
-Anything said by Mr. T<br /> - Ill be in my bunk<br /> - Im so clever that half the time I don&#039;t even understand what I&#039;m saying


#259362 Poetry
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

#259363 Poetry
By Allythebunny BRONZE
29Palms, California
Allythebunny BRONZE, 29Palms, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;If we do not hang together, then assuredly we will all HANG seperately.\&quot; --Benjamin Franklin

#259364 Poetry
By justkasey SILVER
Oak Grove, Missouri
justkasey SILVER, Oak Grove, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss, consume.&quot; -William Shakespere (Romeo and Juliet)

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soaring_creativity DIAMOND, Wooster, Ohio
50 articles 0 photos 5 comments
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By LoganC. SILVER
Johnston, Iowa
LoganC. SILVER, Johnston, Iowa
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Laghter is like peing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel it&#039;s warmth.&quot;<br /> -My amazing friend Collin

#259367 Poetry
AnnaHunt BRONZE, Cascade, Iowa
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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abbyo21 SILVER, Rye Brook, New York
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.&rdquo;-Albus Dumbledore

#259370 Poetry
By JasmineG7 SILVER
Waldorf, Maryland
JasmineG7 SILVER, Waldorf, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To the world you may just be one person, but to one person you might just be the world.&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t worry about people not knowing you, strive so that you may be worth knowing.&quot;