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Poetry
Backyard
by Sofie Dardzinski
Sofie Dardzinski
My outside workplace
holds ivy,
the tips of their leaves gently
pointing towards
the patio of brick,
clustered together,
the surface
of the greenery
shining
like an emerald jewel,
covering a single side
of the curvature stone
beneath
my feet.