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#1951voted by our readers
By anya-geist BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts

A week before school I stand on the end of the pier with my cousin We have ice cream that tastes only of sugar Lick it in circles round and round Lights from the shops on the c...
anya-geist BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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#1952 Poetry
By jackieregenauer SILVER
Natick, Massachusetts
jackieregenauer SILVER, Natick, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#1953 Poetry
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#1954 Poetry
By Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM
Madison, South Dakota
Malcolm_Chase PLATINUM, Madison, South Dakota
32 articles 0 photos 161 comments

Favorite Quote:
Not all those who wander are lost<br /> - J. R. R. Tolkien<br /> <br /> Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it<br /> - Confucius <br /> <br /> Believe you can and you're halfway there<br /> - Theodore Roosevelt <br /> <br /> Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.<br /> - Albert Camus<br /> <br /> It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.<br /> - Aristotle<br /> <br /> Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!<br /> - Audrey Hepburn<br /> <br /> The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.<br /> - Helen Keller

#1955 Poetry
By raincat PLATINUM
Olympia, Washington
raincat PLATINUM, Olympia, Washington
21 articles 0 photos 3 comments
#1956 Poetry
By ccwritings BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ccwritings BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
the greatest films of all time were never made

#1957 Poetry
By diyaj SILVER
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
diyaj SILVER, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#1958 Poetry
By dunsmores1 GOLD
Ledyard, Connecticut
dunsmores1 GOLD, Ledyard, Connecticut
12 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
There's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait."<br /> <br /> ~Hamilton (Via Lin-Manuel Miranda)

#1959 Poetry
Ranebuggy BRONZE, Trophy Club, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You can go your entire life without food or water, but you won&#039;t live very long&quot; -Shane

#1960 Poetry
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By liliazia PLATINUM
X, Connecticut
liliazia PLATINUM, X, Connecticut
24 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that&rsquo;s all.&quot;<br /> -Oscar Wilde