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#761voted by our readers
My Twilight Dream
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia

The twilight paints a lilac sky , For the birds of dusk begin to cry. The stars paint a vast array , As they spread through the Milky Way.   Saturn bidding a rosy kiss to...
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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#762 Poetry
2022 June Poetry Contest: Spring Has Sprung
By chloe-purchla BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
chloe-purchla BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

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#763 Poetry
Memories
By Hiroshima SILVER
Raeford, North Carolina
Hiroshima SILVER, Raeford, North Carolina
7 articles 3 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Perseverance is not one long race, but many short races one after the other
-Walter Elliott

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#764 Poetry
Eight Ways of Looking At my Childhood, Stars and Moon, and Touch
By Anonymous
#765 Poetry
(Cinder) Ella
By where_the_wild_sings_are BRONZE
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
where_the_wild_sings_are BRONZE, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#766 Poetry
The Doodlebug
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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#767 Poetry
RISE ABOVE
By AutumnNolan GOLD
Cresco., Iowa
AutumnNolan GOLD, Cresco., Iowa
11 articles 5 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. - Maya Angelou

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#768 Poetry
Sunburns and Tan Lines
By bugjuicepoetry ELITE
Fort Wayne, Indiana
bugjuicepoetry ELITE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
223 articles 28 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be. So, I guess I'm on my way home."

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#769 Poetry
Perfect Storm MAG
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND
Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

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#770 Poetry
Her majesty: an ode to queen Elizabeth II
By ElaM ELITE
Surrey, Columbia
ElaM ELITE, Surrey, Columbia
319 articles 27 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party; and I attended with my real face.” ~Franz Kafka

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