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#2591voted by our readers
By wind_andthe_rainy PLATINUM
San Francisco, California

Her eyes were prettiest late at night they were full of sadness and wet eyelashes when cups of cold coffee in the ER numbed her fingers, and she read aloud for anyone who w...
wind_andthe_rainy PLATINUM, San Francisco, California
25 articles 0 photos 11 comments

#2592 Poetry
By Allons-ypoet GOLD
Medford, New Jersey
Allons-ypoet GOLD, Medford, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Tell me the story about how the sun loved the moon so much, he died every night to let her breathe...&quot; -Unknown author<br /> &quot;Sad is happy for deep people...&quot; -Sally Sparrow of Dr.Who

#2593 Poetry
By dcamcan SILVER
Louisville, Kentucky
dcamcan SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
7 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be worth anything it must stand the test of time.&quot;

#2594 Poetry
By GraceCatherine8 GOLD
Warner Robins, Georgia
GraceCatherine8 GOLD, Warner Robins, Georgia
16 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The poet&#039;s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.&rdquo; <br /> ― JaneKenyon

#2595 Poetry
By junglefish BRONZE
Kuala Lumpur, Other
junglefish BRONZE, Kuala Lumpur, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m not nothing, but something, I have a voice.

#2596 Poetry
lunaticonthegrass PLATINUM, Hobbs, New Mexico
43 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poets utter great and wise things which they themselves do not understand.&quot;-Plato<br /> &quot;Envy is ignorance&quot;-Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &quot;Choose the day, the sign of the day, the day&#039;s divinity.&quot;-Jim Morrison

#2597 Poetry
By Rebel21 PLATINUM
St. Catharines, Other
Rebel21 PLATINUM, St. Catharines, Other
20 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame,<br /> Where there is a flame someone&#039;s bound to get burned.<br /> Just because it burns doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re gonna die,<br /> You&#039;ve got to get up and try.

#2598 Poetry
By beccarox98 SILVER
Monticello, Illinois
beccarox98 SILVER, Monticello, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#2599 Poetry
By Jerry15 BRONZE
Bluff City, Kansas
Jerry15 BRONZE, Bluff City, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2600 Poetry
By poetic.eyes PLATINUM
Everson, Washington
poetic.eyes PLATINUM, Everson, Washington
23 articles 3 photos 198 comments

Favorite Quote:
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