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#7331voted by our readers
Nebulous
By Amehja PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deep into the pastel night sky My eyes, wide and wanton, peered In search of a star That I could wish upon   Then blinking, blinking,  Through the clouds Came a tw...
Amehja PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22 articles 4 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning." ~ Mark Twain

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#7332 Poetry
Cold
By AmbiguousB SILVER
Alta Loma, California
AmbiguousB SILVER, Alta Loma, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night" -Albert Camus

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#7333 Poetry
The Truth that I Hate
By ettaverna20 BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
ettaverna20 BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them."<br /> ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

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#7334 Poetry
Covid-19
By ILiveToRead PLATINUM
Wailuku, Hawaii
ILiveToRead PLATINUM, Wailuku, Hawaii
24 articles 3 photos 150 comments
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#7335 Poetry
The End of Every Year
By Anonymous
#7336 Poetry
Why am I not Pretty?
By garciaangela BRONZE
Spring Valley, Illinois
garciaangela BRONZE, Spring Valley, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#7337 Poetry
Nothing Hurts Like Love
By Anonymous
#7338 Poetry
New Jersey's Lunar Celebration
By fangela PLATINUM
Fort Lee, New Jersey
fangela PLATINUM, Fort Lee, New Jersey
20 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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#7339 Poetry
The Loveless Cycle
By rokkotothezee GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
rokkotothezee GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
I never sleep, &#039;cause sleep is the cousin of death

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#7340 Poetry
Destruction
By gabbygerding BRONZE
Harker Heights, Texas
gabbygerding BRONZE, Harker Heights, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
He read a lot. He used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often. A couple of times I tried to tell him it was a mistake to get too deep into that kind of stuff, but Alex got stuck on things. He always had to know the absolute right answer before he could go on to the next thing.

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