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Snow Day
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois

A blur in primary colors Sticky peanut butter fingers Magic marker war paint Tattoos our cotton-hands And on the magical day When the world was shrouded Under a steely clear...
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

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#82082 Poetry
Tragic Scars;Basilisk Skies
By rawrpiranha SILVER
Godfrey, Illinois
rawrpiranha SILVER, Godfrey, Illinois
8 articles 2 photos 9 comments
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#82083 Poetry
Hurt from High School
By Floridagirl9341 BRONZE
Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
Floridagirl9341 BRONZE, Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A great love? It's when you shed tears for him but still you care for him. It's when he ignored you but you still long for him. It's when he starts loving another, and yet you manage a smile and find the courage to say "I'm happy for you."

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#82084 Poetry
I Feel Your Draft
By sobel95 SILVER
Imperial Beach, California
sobel95 SILVER, Imperial Beach, California
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments
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#82085 Poetry
How Can I Be Sure?
By Anonymous
#82086 Poetry
Pessimistic Ways
By ariwrites94 GOLD
Deltona, Florida
ariwrites94 GOLD, Deltona, Florida
17 articles 4 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." ---Plato

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#82087 Poetry
Open Invitation
By ldbean BRONZE
Oak Lawn, Illinois
ldbean BRONZE, Oak Lawn, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#82088 Poetry
The Paradox of Schools
By carolyn.lee SILVER
Olney, Maryland
carolyn.lee SILVER, Olney, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#82089 Poetry
Confess
By MLCarter BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
MLCarter BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A half read book is like a half finished love affair" - David Mitchell

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#82090 Poetry
Joga Bonito
By qubayd1116 BRONZE
Rochester, Michigan
qubayd1116 BRONZE, Rochester, Michigan
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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