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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Spring Wakes

Spring is waking up
I know
And yet
I’m not quite
Sure
For
Sometimes
In the
Frosty-cold mornings
Winter
Sneaks back
And plays
Until
Spring runs across
The yard
And Winter
Disappears.