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Summer

By Grace Zhuang

Age 6

Published March 1, 2022

Grows in the mud,
Lotus flower,
Blooming.

Her petals flying around,
Telling everyone the good news.
“Summer is coming!”
“Summer is coming!”

She did not know that,
She herself is the summer.

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