Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

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SNOW IN THE DISTANCE

I walk down the grey path
And I see the snowflakes coming down,
Light as the sun, dark as the moon.
I see a man shoot a deer,
I see a girl streaked in tears,
And I wonder why the snow
Is so peaceful and clear.

Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, 13
Brookline, Massachusetts