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#1811voted by our readers
By WolfGurl PLATINUM
Not A Real Place, Indiana

I wake up   And see a flower So Pretty So sweet   I see a thistle Sharp On the outside Soft on the inside   I see the sky Always there Steadfast True...
WolfGurl PLATINUM, Not A Real Place, Indiana
20 articles 5 photos 177 comments

Favorite Quote:
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. –Anatole France.<br /> <br /> A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. –Josh Billings<br /> <br /> Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.- George Carlin<br /> <br /> A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. —Franklin D. Roosevelt<br /> <br /> Never lose. Either win, or learn. - Me


#1812 Poetry
By sTAR-A SILVER
Chevy Chase, Maryland
sTAR-A SILVER, Chevy Chase, Maryland
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"The time is always right to do what is right." - Martin Luther King

#1813 Poetry
thewonster BRONZE, Centerville, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1814 Poetry
By SparrowSun ELITE
X, Vermont
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

#1815 Poetry
By rockstar_KK GOLD
Farmington, New Mexico
rockstar_KK GOLD, Farmington, New Mexico
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm still figuring out who I am. But I know I'm not who I once was." -Brendon Urie, from Panic! At The Disco

#1816 Poetry
By slatr84 BRONZE
White Heath, Illinois
slatr84 BRONZE, White Heath, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1817 Poetry
By Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Moonbeams_and_Melodies SILVER, Simpsonville, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Why is it that the words we write for ourselves are better than the words we write for others?" -Finding Forrester

#1818 Poetry
By ILiveToRead PLATINUM
Wailuku, Hawaii
ILiveToRead PLATINUM, Wailuku, Hawaii
24 articles 3 photos 150 comments
#1819 Poetry
By jakejh PLATINUM
Murphysboro, Illinois
jakejh PLATINUM, Murphysboro, Illinois
32 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't set boundaries for yourself.<br /> Because building boundaries is only going to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

#1820 Poetry
BeckoningLovely GOLD, Wilmington, Delaware
15 articles 1 photo 106 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I think our favorite quotes say more about us than the people we are quoting,&quot; John Green