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By KathyB SILVER
Omaha, Nebraska

     The trees outside are talking to me, whispering messages in my ear, as I stand at the window wondering why I'm here. They're saying, "Stay alive, my friend; live on through...
KathyB SILVER, Omaha, Nebraska
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller


#7572 Poetry
katielynn21 DIAMOND, Sierra Vista, Arizona
63 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
live as if you'll die tomorrow, dream as if you'll live forever

#7573 Poetry
By skywriter13 SILVER
Washington, District Of Columbia
skywriter13 SILVER, Washington, District Of Columbia
9 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Don&#039;t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.&rdquo;<br /> ― Anton Chekhov<br /> <br /> &ldquo;The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.&rdquo;<br /> ― Ana&iuml;s Nin

#7574 Poetry
By ArabellaHadley SILVER
Decatur, Georgia
ArabellaHadley SILVER, Decatur, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am than loved for what I&#039;m not&quot;<br /> ~Kurt Cobain

#7575 Poetry
By myad2949 PLATINUM
Strafford, New Hampshire
myad2949 PLATINUM, Strafford, New Hampshire
24 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

#7576 Poetry
By Bruised SILVER
Everett, Massachusetts
Bruised SILVER, Everett, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;no matter how careful you are , there&#039;s going to be the sense you missed something.the collaspe feeling under your skin that you didn&#039;t experince it all. There&#039;s that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments . _annoyumus

#7577 Poetry
By Marlana Ledbetter BRONZE
Detroit, Michigan
Marlana Ledbetter BRONZE, Detroit, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7578 Poetry
By sweetangel4life GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
sweetangel4life GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19 articles 0 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;What&#039;s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet&quot;. Romeo and Juliet ( Quote Act II, Sc. II).<br /> <br /> &quot;Let them eat cake.&quot;<br /> Marie Antoinette

#7579 Poetry
By Anonymous
#7580 Poetry
By riplms2005 DIAMOND
Oglesby, Illinois
riplms2005 DIAMOND, Oglesby, Illinois
52 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Live a good life, you people!&quot; -Myers, old english teacher