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#296781voted by our readers
The Olive Tree (based on William Carlos Williams' Red Wheelbarrow)
By Lydiah DIAMOND
Manhattan Beach, California

so much depends upon   a verdant olive tree   bathed in Mediterranean sun   amidst the villages destroyed by war 
Lydiah DIAMOND, Manhattan Beach, California
66 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"beauty is truth, truth beauty" - john keats

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#296782 Poetry
Ode to Pineapples
By ellashafer BRONZE
Burlington, Connecticut
ellashafer BRONZE, Burlington, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#296783 Poetry
Enchanted Library
By Dollz BRONZE
Livermore, California
Dollz BRONZE, Livermore, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My momma always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know whatch ya gonna get.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Forest Gump

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#296784 Poetry
Leather Restraints
By WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND
Uncasville, Connecticut
WhatAboutNikki DIAMOND, Uncasville, Connecticut
77 articles 4 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.&quot; -Unknown<br /> &quot;The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of concious thought&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;With me, poetry is not a purpose, but a passion&quot; -Edgar Allen Poe<br /> &quot;Mad is stupid&quot;-Pops

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#296785 Poetry
A Sweet Sphere
By peytonpeck1 BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
peytonpeck1 BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#296786 Poetry
What is life
By culver22 GOLD
Culver, Indiana
culver22 GOLD, Culver, Indiana
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#296787 Poetry
King of the Wasp Willow
By PorcilainIris BRONZE
Missoula, Montana
PorcilainIris BRONZE, Missoula, Montana
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;Censorship is telling a man he can\&#039;t have a steak, just because a baby can\&#039;t chew it.\&quot; <br /> -Mark Twain

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#296788 Poetry
Where I'm From
By RedFeather GOLD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
RedFeather GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12 articles 0 photos 155 comments

Favorite Quote:
Prose is like walking but poetry is like dancing.<br /> &mdash;Paul Valery, poet (1871 - 1945)

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#296789 Poetry
color
By Anonymous
#296790 Poetry
Imaginary Lands
By fiona13 BRONZE
Tucson, Arizona
fiona13 BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
For all we know, the veil that separates life and death may lift in the last moments of life.

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