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My Eyes of Sea

My eyes are the color
of the sea
at night,
when the sun goes down
and the moonlight shimmers
when the first star twinkles
and the sky echoes the
hue of the sea
that is when my eyes
are drops of ocean

My Eyes of Sea Elina Juvonen
Elina Juvonen, 13
Berkeley, California