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#5151voted by our readers
Unfolding-- to Dust
By Thesilentraven PLATINUM
Mableton, Georgia

I One morning when I unfolded This was what I heard In the fabric of a prayer shawl From the hymnal of a bird From the wolves was lamentation From the serpent—a weeping s...
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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#5152 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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#5153 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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#5154 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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#5155 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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#5156 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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#5157 Poetry
Father
By Edward_Abraham SILVER
Norwalk, Iowa
Edward_Abraham SILVER, Norwalk, Iowa
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#5158 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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#5159 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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#5160 Poetry
our wars of imperialism
By spiritualrevelationrevealspainandrevolution PLATINUM
Eugene, Oregon
spiritualrevelationrevealspainandrevolution PLATINUM, Eugene, Oregon
23 articles 0 photos 212 comments
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