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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In the Woods

In the woods
You can see
The smile of the trees
The leaves are swaying
The wind is blowing
While we walk
There’s a whole world ahead of you
Come on
You can see more when you walk in the woods