Poetry
— A child reflects on feeling overwhelmed by emotions and memories in a small space, concluding that the heart needs more room than the brain.
— A father and daughter discover a dead bird at dusk and create an impromptu funeral with autumn leaves, watching as wind carries both leaves and spirit away.
— Life Inside a Staircase Arjun Nair, 9 I wonder how it would feel to live inside a staircase. A loud STOMP, STOMP captures every peculiar moment. People are walking up...
— Spring in Central Park Lila Laton, 11 The cherry blossoms are blooming. That means that spring is here. Mr. Frosty is parked at the side of the road, and a...
— Spring Porter Younkin, 9 flowers the, water the, splash the it calms me, cools it, calms down me. just like a rainbow rainbow. seeing doubles.
— A bilingual poem imagines a song the world needs — one that sounds like hope, teaches strength, and moves like water.
— An elk wades through winter snow and calls to the sky, promising that spring will return to transform the frozen landscape.
— A paddleboarder experiences heightened awareness of nature's details — jumping fish, water droplets, moonlight — finding beauty in imperfection and rhythm.
— Luxurious giraffe Eats the high leaves, Stretches her neck, And watches the breeze As it blows leaves out of even her reach.
— Chittering monkey. In spring he climbs treetops, And thinks himself tall. In winter he lies down Like the rest of us all.