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Poetry
#7231voted by our readers
By mynameiselle GOLD
Pewaukee, Wisconsin

I am eight years old with my belly and limbs against fragrant, fresh-cut grass. Grubby fingers push more of Momma’s turkey on rye into my mouth as I observe a sandy anthil...
mynameiselle GOLD, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
18 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#7232 Poetry
By goatwagons SILVER
Ellis Grove, Illinois
goatwagons SILVER, Ellis Grove, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7233 Poetry
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#7234 Poetry
By Ayoungpoet GOLD
Lexington, Kentucky
Ayoungpoet GOLD, Lexington, Kentucky
19 articles 0 photos 11 comments
#7235 Poetry
By Ashila21 BRONZE
Chesterfield, Missouri
Ashila21 BRONZE, Chesterfield, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#7236 Poetry
By Marysia PLATINUM
Halifax, Virginia
Marysia PLATINUM, Halifax, Virginia
33 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."<br /> -Victor Hugo

#7237 Poetry
By charlie_is_cool BRONZE
Grafton, Massachusetts
charlie_is_cool BRONZE, Grafton, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#7238 Poetry
By jtenbrink BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
jtenbrink BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#7239 Poetry
By sumaiyahossain BRONZE
Plano, Texas
sumaiyahossain BRONZE, Plano, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
maryannn PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
27 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"don't let it define you"