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#8431voted by our readers
By Anonymous

TO MY GRANDMOTHER Lolly who coughs in the cold Whose hands shake with age when her mother’s do not With a body as frail as a weathered and worn book But faith strong as a bra...

#8432 Poetry
By Abirdwithoutwings PLATINUM
Medford, Oregon
Abirdwithoutwings PLATINUM, Medford, Oregon
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you long with all your heart for someone to love you, a madness grows there that shakes all sense from the trees and the water and the earth. And nothing lives for you, except the long deep bitter want. And this is what everyone feels from birth to death.

#8433 Poetry
By secretdancer22 GOLD
Webster Groves, Missouri
secretdancer22 GOLD, Webster Groves, Missouri
10 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hidden cry&#039;s are beneath every smile&quot;<br /> -Jordon Himmler

#8434 Poetry
By Briii95 GOLD
Derby, Connecticut
Briii95 GOLD, Derby, Connecticut
18 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything happens for a reason.

#8435 Poetry
By Luz Corona BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada
Luz Corona BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#8436 Poetry
By alyssa14 BRONZE
Yelm, Washington
alyssa14 BRONZE, Yelm, Washington
3 articles 40 photos 0 comments
#8437 Poetry
By Chapterisnew SILVER
Oberlin, Ohio
Chapterisnew SILVER, Oberlin, Ohio
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;There&#039;s a bananas grove there now, I like bananas, bananas are good.&quot;

#8438 Poetry
By BrittyMS DIAMOND
Fort Wayne, Indiana
BrittyMS DIAMOND, Fort Wayne, Indiana
51 articles 9 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Every time I make a plan, God laughs at me.&quot; - Jason Issacs

#8439 Poetry
By Vermiliondawn BRONZE
New Haven, Connecticut
Vermiliondawn BRONZE, New Haven, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Days come and go, but memories are forever

#8440 Poetry
By ecs24 SILVER
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
ecs24 SILVER, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments