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#297721voted by our readers
A few lines for the red-haired singer
By thejoyofrediscovering GOLD
Olney, Maryland

She drinks like she’s sliding into a martini glass the size of a swimming pool. They say the past cannot be repeated, yet the crowd finds her every time, a canary in a menag...
thejoyofrediscovering GOLD, Olney, Maryland
11 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." - Maya Angelou

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#297722 Poetry
I am; I understand
By Anonymous
#297723 Poetry
Eros's Arrow
By Anonymous
#297724 Poetry
the call
By Abirdwithoutwings PLATINUM
Medford, Oregon
Abirdwithoutwings PLATINUM, Medford, Oregon
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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When you long with all your heart for someone to love you, a madness grows there that shakes all sense from the trees and the water and the earth. And nothing lives for you, except the long deep bitter want. And this is what everyone feels from birth to death.

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#297725 Poetry
Hello Little Blue Bird.
By secretdancer22 GOLD
Webster Groves, Missouri
secretdancer22 GOLD, Webster Groves, Missouri
10 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hidden cry&#039;s are beneath every smile&quot;<br /> -Jordon Himmler

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#297726 Poetry
Rhythm
By Shreya_Sengupta GOLD
Gurgaon, Other
Shreya_Sengupta GOLD, Gurgaon, Other
19 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Alfred Pennyworth: Because some men aren&#039;t looking for anything logical, like money. They can&#039;t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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#297727 Poetry
Midnight Telephone Conversations
By Ava-cate BRONZE
Los Angeles, Colorado
Ava-cate BRONZE, Los Angeles, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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My mom always told me happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down &#039;happy.&#039; They told me I didn&#039;t understand the assignment and I told them they didn&#039;t understand life.

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#297728 Poetry
The beautiful grass
By remedders116 BRONZE
Oxford, Alabama
remedders116 BRONZE, Oxford, Alabama
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#297729 Poetry
Nectarine Woman
By Lauren3lizabeth PLATINUM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lauren3lizabeth PLATINUM, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
23 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
And that Archimedes was right:<br /> You can move the world if only you have a lever and <br /> a place to stand.<br /> -Jessica B. Easton

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#297730 Poetry
Cancer
By VictorianSforzando PLATINUM
Franklin, Kentucky
VictorianSforzando PLATINUM, Franklin, Kentucky
33 articles 53 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.&quot;- Bill Cosby

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