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Meadow

By Julia Lipkis

Published February 8, 2016

There are scattered wildflowers wilting among the coarse grass. Solitary deer graze on prickly stems. Birds gossip in the branches of dead oak trees. Sunlight casts a dappled shadow onto the hard dirt. And the...

The Leaf and the Web

By Taylor Nelsen

Published February 8, 2016

Lines... Veins... Silky Strands... One red leaf on a green tree, Swaying all alone in the wind One red leaf falling through the chilled fall air Swirling in the twilight. A busy spider in the...

Night in the Woods

By Amanda Johnson

Published February 6, 2016

Smoke rising Into the dark sky Crickets chirp And a twig snaps Warm air presses against me And a cold wind Blows behind my back The fire crackles And Mother laughs As my marshmallow Blows...

For Grandma

By Sayre White

Published February 5, 2016

You drank hot water from a chipped mug. It was so boiling, that it would have scalded my tongue. But you loved it. I loved the Eggo waffles that I've never had without you; for...

Envelope

By Olivia AscioneD'Elia

Published February 5, 2016

The Dancer

By Anna Preston

Published February 5, 2016

Behind the curtain of rain The Dancer awaits Her slick, muscular legs tensing, preparing, Wide eyes darting, searching. Suddenly, with all grace, she leaps through the air. Flying, Soaring, She lands with flawless balance Just...

Mismatched

By Pierie Korostoff

Published February 5, 2016

Paperwhites were sagging about the sink. You could smell fresh air on them if you got close enough. Their curtain, white and green, the only one on the kitchen window And through it, snow refused...

The Canal Towpath Near Sand Island on a September Afternoon

By Rory Lipkis

Published February 5, 2016

The Sea’s Hug

By Annie Rudisill

Published February 4, 2016

The sea opens its arms to me Hugging me by pulling me into its deep cool waters My head goes under The waves crash overhead I hug it back I swim deep To the bottom...

Winter

By Riley Grace Carlson

Published February 3, 2016

I walk through the silent pasture to the tree swing. I sit down and start to swing. I close my eyes and fall into a silent sleep. When I open my eyes I see the...

Meadow

Poem Published February 8, 2016 By Julia Lipkis

The Leaf and the Web

Poem Published February 8, 2016 By Taylor Nelsen

Lines... Veins... Silky Strands... One red leaf on a green tree, Swaying all alone in the wind One red leaf falling through the chilled fall air Swirling in the twilight. A busy spider in the early hours of dawn, Silk webbing falling behind, Swirling strand, into lines, into web of silk. Twilight One red leaf is swirling, Falling it twirls one more time, A beauty...

Night in the Woods

Poem Published February 6, 2016 By Amanda Johnson

Smoke rising Into the dark sky Crickets chirp And a twig snaps Warm air presses against me And a cold wind Blows behind my back The fire crackles And Mother laughs As my marshmallow Blows up in flames Then it is bedtime Crawl into the tent The air is cold But inside the sleeping bag It is warm The glow of the fire Shines through the tent As a stick cracks And I drift asleep

For Grandma

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Sayre White

You drank hot water from a chipped mug. It was so boiling, that it would have scalded my tongue. But you loved it. I loved the Eggo waffles that I've never had without you; for me they are only there in your warm house, with the rain pouring behind the large window, as it often does in Olympia.

Envelope

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Olivia AscioneD'Elia

surrounded every day by glow-in-the-dark stars gummed to the ceiling and photos like a virus engulfing the walls images of wooden birds and chlorine-rich summers cherry blossoms and children in plastic hats taped mosaic across plaster the house over a century old with closed-off dumbwaiters grimy stained glass tin ceilings sagging canned antiquity house under tree bower turns pink at dusk mourn...

The Dancer

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Anna Preston

Mismatched

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Pierie Korostoff

Paperwhites were sagging about the sink. You could smell fresh air on them if you got close enough. Their curtain, white and green, the only one on the kitchen window And through it, snow refused to budge. Odd to have flowers and snow even if they matched in color.

The Canal Towpath Near Sand Island on a September Afternoon

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Rory Lipkis

A solitary autumn leaf rustles on a tree. Slowly, gracefully it floats down, twirling, silently meeting the dense dappled shimmer of still water. Overhead, distant vees of geese appear. Their faint raucous cries float on a soft breeze. Sticks weave around rocks to form warm tables where turtles sunbathe languidly Dragonflies swoop and hover like sylphs admiring their likenesses in the mirroring w...

The Sea’s Hug

Poem Published February 4, 2016 By Annie Rudisill

The sea opens its arms to me Hugging me by pulling me into its deep cool waters My head goes under The waves crash overhead I hug it back I swim deep To the bottom No rush to get air My feet feel the sandy bottom I swim back up To smell the crisp fresh salty breeze pass by me I see mossy rocks slipping under the waves Seagulls cry loudly for their friends I see bright neon-colored sea glass glitte...

Winter

Poem Published February 3, 2016 By Riley Grace Carlson

I walk through the silent pasture to the tree swing. I sit down and start to swing. I close my eyes and fall into a silent sleep. When I open my eyes I see the ground is littered with leaves, acorns and plants of all kinds. I sit listening to the wind roar. I am not troubled. I just sit there watching waiting.

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