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#474861voted by our readers
By Anonymous

The leaf quivered in the wind. As i stood in the street shuffling my shoes. Wind blew past me in a rush like a horse in a race. Hope welling in my chest. Wanting to f...

#474862 Poetry
By secrets_of_silence GOLD
Gisborne, Other
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

#474863 Poetry
By redneckromeo PLATINUM
Centerville, Iowa
redneckromeo PLATINUM, Centerville, Iowa
26 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love you is used way to much kinda like I&#039;m sorry&quot;<br /> &quot;love comes with a price and the price is pain&quot;

#474864 Poetry
By Anonymous
#474865 Poetry
By shirleykiller PLATINUM
St Clements, Other
shirleykiller PLATINUM, St Clements, Other
43 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out. but to see who cares enough to tear them down.&quot;

#474866 Poetry
By revelationsmirrored GOLD
Joliet, Illinois
revelationsmirrored GOLD, Joliet, Illinois
18 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#474867 Poetry
By Debra Goodman BRONZE
Alpharetta, Georgia
Debra Goodman BRONZE, Alpharetta, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#474868 Poetry
By AlphaGeeksGirl4life BRONZE
Altmar, New York
AlphaGeeksGirl4life BRONZE, Altmar, New York
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When words fail, music speaks.&quot;

#474869 Poetry
By mmfdg623 GOLD
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
mmfdg623 GOLD, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
15 articles 0 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.<br /> Louisa May Alcott

#474870 Poetry
By MarleyRainbow PLATINUM
Valles MInes, Missouri
MarleyRainbow PLATINUM, Valles MInes, Missouri
40 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
one good thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain.