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#296941voted by our readers
By TapTap SILVER
New Berlin, Wisconsin

If you’re seeing, but not putting the pieces together. If you’re hearing, but you’ve never really listened. If you’re picking up a scent, but not the right one. If you’re tas...
TapTap SILVER, New Berlin, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 146 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dream as if you'll live forever, love like there is no tomorrow, dance like there is no one watching.


#296942 Poetry
By jhinsenkamp PLATINUM
Traverse City, Michigan
jhinsenkamp PLATINUM, Traverse City, Michigan
21 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Do not stand at my grave and weep.<br /> I am not there, I do not sleep.<br /> (Do not stand at my grave and cry.<br /> I am not there, I did not die!)

#296943 Poetry
LifeLeader PLATINUM, Roanoke, Virginia
46 articles 0 photos 17 comments
#296944 Poetry
By which_gigi BRONZE
Nowhere, Illinois
which_gigi BRONZE, Nowhere, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#296945 Poetry
By Jane_P PLATINUM
San Clemente, California
Jane_P PLATINUM, San Clemente, California
25 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
When asked about race...<br /> <br /> &quot;Well, when I went to the bathroom I was Russian, and when I came out I was Finnish.&quot;<br /> <br /> or, alternatively:<br /> <br /> &quot;Irish I could tell you.&quot;

#296946 Poetry
By angeloflife GOLD
Barrington, Rhode Island
angeloflife GOLD, Barrington, Rhode Island
10 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
True love is eternal,infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart. -Honre de Balzac

#296947 Poetry
Spiders MAG
By Hanna Firstenberger BRONZE
Maineville, Ohio
Hanna Firstenberger BRONZE, Maineville, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#296948 Poetry
By Sonic101196 GOLD
Renton, Washington
Sonic101196 GOLD, Renton, Washington
19 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.&quot;

#296949 Poetry
By sincerely_jones BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
sincerely_jones BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.&rdquo; - Dr. Seuss

#296950 Poetry
By starlight26 GOLD
Miramar, Florida
starlight26 GOLD, Miramar, Florida
11 articles 7 photos 174 comments

Favorite Quote:
*life isnt about pretending to be something you&#039;re not. It about being who you are and finding someone <br /> who loves every bit of it.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Life&#039;s tradegy is that we get old too soon and wise too late&quot;