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By Giggity4456 GOLD
Sheridan, Oregon

The quiet sound of waves rushing, Hitting the rocks, making a soft noise Too small to cause trouble Yet, too big to be unnoticeable People come from all around to see this wond...
Giggity4456 GOLD, Sheridan, Oregon
19 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The only thing to fear is fear itself.&quot;<br /> &quot;I hear it&#039;s beautiful over there...&quot;


#28362 Poetry
By MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND
Scottsburg, Indiana
MarieAntoinette2014 DIAMOND, Scottsburg, Indiana
54 articles 2 photos 237 comments

Favorite Quote:
Isn&#039;t it ironic? We ignore the ones who adore us, adore the ones who ignore us, love the ones who hurt us, and hurt the ones that love us.

Brooklynnealise Edley BRONZE, Lewisville, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#28364 Poetry
By BoobooBeetle DIAMOND
Jacksonville, Florida
BoobooBeetle DIAMOND, Jacksonville, Florida
74 articles 1 photo 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo;<br /> G.K. Chesterton<br /> <br /> &quot;And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.&quot; <br /> Denis Johnson

MarkusSinclair SILVER, Honolulu, Hawaii
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Good poets write for their audience while great poets write for themselves&quot;<br /> -Markus Sinclair

#28366 Poetry
By OneProzacADay PLATINUM
State College, Pennsylvania
OneProzacADay PLATINUM, State College, Pennsylvania
37 articles 0 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are the universe expressing itself as human for a little while.&quot; -Eckhart Tolle

#28367 Poetry
By AmazingAmy SILVER
Spartanburg, South Carolina
AmazingAmy SILVER, Spartanburg, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The moment comes when a character does or says something that I hadn&#039;t thought about. At that moment he&#039;s alive and I leave it to him.&quot; -Graham Greene

#28368 Poetry
By A_Jean PLATINUM
Citrus Heights, California
A_Jean PLATINUM, Citrus Heights, California
40 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;we all carry these things inside that no one else can see. they hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.&quot;<br /> &quot;i&#039;m trying to figure out which parts of my personality are mine and which ones I created to please you&quot;

#28369 Poetry
By AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE
Austin, TX, Texas
AnikaVillavicencio BRONZE, Austin, TX, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#28370 Poetry
By littlemsawkward ELITE
Holbrook, Massachusetts
littlemsawkward ELITE, Holbrook, Massachusetts
119 articles 7 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be great is to be misunderstood.&quot; ((Ralph Waldo Emerson))