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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Pandemic Echoes

An invisible enemy has changed our lives. Lives

lost, all too soon. Soon

slinks fear, that we contain in isolation. Isolation

bringing bitter loneliness; thoughts echoing. Echoing

around the world, clouds of chaos and uncertainty. Uncertainty

in each other, infected with suspicion. Suspicion

of one another, seems like our jobs. Jobs

vanishing, economy at a standstill.

 

Still, hope is in our nature. Nature

is renewing, the world is clean and quiet. Quiet

acts of kindness, binding us together. Together

we lead, enlightened by our journey.