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Old Leaf
(January, 2012)Walking. Running. Jogging./ But sitting is when I see it. Most people look past it./ But not me.
Colors
(November, 2011)Indigo sounds like a thousand porcelain elephants
The Unforgiving Sea
(August, 2010)Illustrated by Maria Hansen, Age 12, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Dark green and blue waves hitting against each other as a storm brews and darkness replaces
Light
It’s Peaceful in Winter
(November, 2008)Illustrated by Cori Pitiger, Age 11, Purchase, New York
It's peaceful in Winter, Down by the fire,
Drinking hot chocolate, Until I get tired.
No One Special
(November, 2008)Illustrated by Isabella Gianatiempo, Age 8, Martinez, California
She is no one important/ No one special at all
Just a small little hero/ Who's only twelve inches tall.
Kansas Sports
(November, 2008)Illustrated by Xander Kraft, Age 9, Bridger, Montana
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Every season has a sport
And in my state of Kansas, We love to play ball.
Mystery
(September, 2008)Illustrated by Emma B., Minneapolis, Minnesota
A whistle, A stranger,
A voice in the dark
Flashlight Eyes
(September, 2008)Illustrated by Mallory Dixon, Age 10, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
I noticed a pair of flashlight eyes free to run away and roam.
Beach Imagery Poem
(July, 2008)Illustrated by Maya Gouw, Age 11, South Setauket, New York
I hear the buzz of laughter coming from little kids / When they play in the sand building giant sand castles
The Forest
(July, 2008)The early morning dew rests on the leaves and little bits of sunlight peek through the canopy of green magic.
Hot Air Balloon
(July, 2008)Thousands of feet up off the ground,
Breathing it in, looking around.
Water
(July, 2008)Illustrated by Amanda Goldberg, Age 7, Irvington, New York
Jumping in like a dolphin
Dive like a submarine
A Curled up Shell
(July, 2008)Illustrated by Kieran Storer, Age 8, Houghton, Michigan
Spiky as a shark's fin
I saw you once, on the bottom of the deep, deep ocean.
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