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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By the River

A beautiful river is beside me.
The forest behind me.
The world is a beautiful place
to live.
We all love our Earth.
The river brings something to my mind.
What could it be?