Stone Soup

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Little Boat

Lighthouse

A boat on the horizon of crystal clear water, meeting the rainbow sky,
A beautiful watercolor for all to see,
Bobbing up and down, serenely, so peacefully,
Swaying and rocking in time to the rhythm of the waves,
Lulling us to sleep.
So mesmerizing . . .
So hypnotizing . . .
A stray wooden water car.
It may look lost but it is not,
Sailing smoothly across the never-ending glassy sea.

Evangeline Flynn
Evangeline Flynn, 10
New York, NY
Alicia Xin
Alicia Xin, 13
Scarsdale, NY