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The Father who Forsaked
By Claydub PLATINUM
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mother cries from the shattered window, "Where have you gone?" The breeze blows her words across the pasture, Where father's horses bray. Ir blows them across th...
Claydub PLATINUM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
35 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are not wrong, who deem<br /> That my days have been a dream;&quot; - Edgar Allen Poe

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#3662 Poetry
My Motivation
By JennaBeaSwimma SILVER
High Point, North Carolina
JennaBeaSwimma SILVER, High Point, North Carolina
9 articles 13 photos 21 comments
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#3663 Poetry
Nostalgia
By CommitCrucible GOLD
Dalton, Massachusetts
CommitCrucible GOLD, Dalton, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One must have Chaos within one&#039;s self to give birth to a dancing star.&quot; -Nietzsche<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I am not afraid&hellip;I was born to do this.&rdquo; - Joan of Arc

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#3664 Poetry
A Tribute to John Lennon
By JadeGreen BRONZE
Cameron, Wisconsin
JadeGreen BRONZE, Cameron, Wisconsin
2 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe Diem&quot;<br /> &quot;O&#039; Captain, My Captain&quot;<br /> &quot;No one has ever made himself great by showing how small someone else is.&quot;

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#3665 Poetry
Baseball and Wisconsin weather
By mason.skrede BRONZE
Darien, Wisconsin
mason.skrede BRONZE, Darien, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#3666 Poetry
Rise Of The Valkyrie
By kaylabear21 GOLD
Walnut Creek, California
kaylabear21 GOLD, Walnut Creek, California
15 articles 9 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife&#039;s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone&#039;s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness... There is no act more wretched than stealing&quot; Baba to Amir, The Kite Runner

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#3667 Poetry
The Leaves Will Change
By 13Kinzie13 GOLD
St. Louis, Missouri
13Kinzie13 GOLD, St. Louis, Missouri
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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#3668 Poetry
Champagne Eyes?
By MusicNote3 GOLD
23071, Virginia
MusicNote3 GOLD, 23071, Virginia
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Oscar Wilde (The Critic as Artist)

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#3669 Poetry
Appreciate
By Autumn5100 PLATINUM
Islamabad, Other
Autumn5100 PLATINUM, Islamabad, Other
34 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
All good things must come to an end.

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#3670 Poetry
Violets Aren't Blue
By olivera BRONZE
Odessa, Florida
olivera BRONZE, Odessa, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;sometimes the object of the journey is not the ending, but the journey itself.&quot;<br /> ^^ (got that from a fortune cookie) :D

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