Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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A Letter to Chickadee

I wake up to the sound of music, a tiny fluttering sound
Flutter in my ears ‘til the sun drops down
Perch on my windowsill and wake the waiting sun
Take flight, bird, be free
Feathers round my mind, ‘til opposites meet.

Satyrs
Satyrs, Photo by Lara Katz
Griffin Byrne White Upon a River
Griffin Byrne, 8
Cambridge, MA
Lara Katz Satyrs
Lara Katz, 14
Weston, CT