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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Spring Rain

The spring rain lightly
kisses the soil,
planting seeds

that become buds,
where hidden tender
petals lay,

a promise of bloom
that becomes
plum flowers
swaying in the wind with
silent beauty.

Alyssa Wu
Alyssa Wu, 13
Pleasanton, CA