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#439311voted by our readers
By Lothro SILVER
Mequon, Wisconsin

Slowly, the leafs fall to dirt, but never reach the empty earth. Shrish, goes the forest stream, never to see the sky. Poisoned pine-earth, so coated and bare. Water-light...
Lothro SILVER, Mequon, Wisconsin
6 articles 4 photos 16 comments

#439312 Poetry
By xo19brandee93xo SILVER
Griswold, Connecticut
xo19brandee93xo SILVER, Griswold, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity<br /> To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment<br /> Would you capture it or just let it slip?&quot;

#439313 Poetry
By Anonymous
#439314 Poetry
By TheWritingArtist PLATINUM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TheWritingArtist PLATINUM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22 articles 1 photo 11 comments
#439315 Poetry
By CMae03 SILVER
Monticello, Illinois
CMae03 SILVER, Monticello, Illinois
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hacer Am&eacute;rica grande otra vez&quot;

#439316 Poetry
By Anonymous
#439317 Poetry
By SBryant17 SILVER
Mount Vernon, New York
SBryant17 SILVER, Mount Vernon, New York
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do&quot;

#439318 Poetry
By JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND
Westerlo, New York
JohnDeereGirl DIAMOND, Westerlo, New York
61 articles 36 photos 216 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I&#039;m not&quot; <br /> &quot;Somewhere betweeen us talking, you saying I deserve better, and you making me laugh when I wanted to cry, I fell in love with you.&quot;

#439319 Poetry
musicliteraturelove PLATINUM, Clifton Park, New York
30 articles 10 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
any Bright Eyes lyric is my favorite personal quote.

#439320 Poetry
By midnitewanderer GOLD
West Des Moines, Iowa
midnitewanderer GOLD, West Des Moines, Iowa
11 articles 0 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t let what you can&#039;t do stop you from doing what you can do.<br /> John Wooden<br /> The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> Eleanor Roosevelt