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#5151voted by our readers
The Ebb of Life
By Prathap PLATINUM
Bangalore, Other

Words flow of out of the bosom like the beat of the drum within it Words flow out of the mind, from the grey within it Words flow out, and yet they are hollow For the life behin...
Prathap PLATINUM, Bangalore, Other
23 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
All's fair in love and war. Everyone loves everyone else, and the whole world is at war. So anything that you do is fair... break a girl's heart and tell me that, I'll believe you.

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#5152 Poetry
Unfolding-- to Dust
By Thesilentraven PLATINUM
Mableton, Georgia
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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#5153 Poetry
There Once Was A Girl
By Sydeyful SILVER
Fort Myers, Florida
Sydeyful SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Scars remind us where we&#039;ve been. They don&#039;t have to dictate where we&#039;re going.&quot; &mdash; David Rossi, Criminal Minds

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#5154 Poetry
Serpent MAG
By neuc321 BRONZE
Yukon, Oklahoma
neuc321 BRONZE, Yukon, Oklahoma
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Weird is normal, normal is strange, and crazy is what you call someone when you don&#039;t know what they are!&quot;

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#5155 Poetry
Picture Perfect
By DelaneyIlish2011 GOLD
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
DelaneyIlish2011 GOLD, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
There&#039;s only us, there&#039;s only this, forget regret. Or life is your&#039;s to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

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#5156 Poetry
Riding Greyhound, Hurricane Damage
By Lydiaq ELITE
Somonauk, Illinois
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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#5157 Poetry
A Poet's Tale
By MrWalz96 BRONZE
Vancouver, Washington
MrWalz96 BRONZE, Vancouver, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whether you think you can, or think you can&#039;t. You&#039;re right.&quot; -Henry Ford

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#5158 Poetry
Father
By Edward_Abraham SILVER
Norwalk, Iowa
Edward_Abraham SILVER, Norwalk, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#5159 Poetry
I Wish, I Wish.
By carlytracz PLATINUM
Manhattan, Kansas
carlytracz PLATINUM, Manhattan, Kansas
21 articles 1 photo 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We allow ourselves to dream without fear of how impossible it may seem.&quot; -Z.H.<br /> &quot;Anything other than yes is no. Anything other than stay is go. Anything less than &#039;I love you.&#039; is lying.&quot; -John Mayer.

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#5160 Poetry
Broken Promises
By Anna2274 GOLD
Effingham, Illinois
Anna2274 GOLD, Effingham, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember; you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.&quot; -Harriet Tubman.

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