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By Wayne_l SILVER
Clementon, New Jersey

There were children laughing outside when they were marionettes and simple strangers on their strings and we heard them and the teacher heard them too; for when he shut th...
Wayne_l SILVER, Clementon, New Jersey
6 articles 4 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't let go of the future, and how it will turn out. Sometimes our hopes are the only thing we have left." - Anonymous


#46442 Poetry
By Ningqin GOLD
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Ningqin GOLD, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I have a few here that I like. They are not written by anyone famous. "Hurt me with the truth, don't comfort me with a lie."~Anonymous. "A friend is there and gives you a shoulder to lean on."~Lizzy Incardona.

devjanipaul PLATINUM, Queens, New York
30 articles 22 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;And I knew her soul wasn&rsquo;t something to take lightly. In a world where very little truth existed, her soul was a pariah, standing alone burning like a wildfire in my bones&ndash; a flaming crescent across pale midnight skies.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash; <br /> Christopher Poindexter

#46444 Poetry
By glk17 GOLD
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
glk17 GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#46445 Poetry
By AbbyWara SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
AbbyWara SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Vivian Greene

#46446 Poetry
By wikidlykickit BRONZE
West Winfield, New York
wikidlykickit BRONZE, West Winfield, New York
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments
#46447 Poetry
By marcom PLATINUM
Moscow, Idaho
marcom PLATINUM, Moscow, Idaho
20 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Family is the greatest gift of life

#46448 Poetry
By madnessonmars SILVER
Bath, New York
madnessonmars SILVER, Bath, New York
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#46449 Poetry
By nellie321 GOLD
Audubon, Iowa
nellie321 GOLD, Audubon, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Obsession:a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated~Unknown<br /> A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest.I run to see who has the most guts,who can punish himself into exhausting pace,and then at the end,punish himself even more~Prefontaine

#46450 Poetry
By Chytracek.Carson BRONZE
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Chytracek.Carson BRONZE, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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