Poetry

Poetry·Graecie Gwyn — Morning is good. Morning, everyone. I love you, everyone. I love each and every one of you. The United States of America.

Poetry·Amber Zhao, age 10 — A young poet describes the moment of completing a poem, exploring the paradox of creation—how words become both fragile and eternal, personal and universal.

Poetry·Amber Zhao, age 10 — A girl contemplates a memorial tree in a park, questioning whether the deceased would have wanted this tribute, then waters the drought-stricken willow and later finds it transformed.

Poetry·Amber Zhao, age 10 — A meditation on Antarctic exploration becomes a reflection on distance between friends, memory's persistence, and how shared experiences diverge in recollection.

Poetry·Amber Zhao, age 10 — A young visitor transforms an aquarium trip into a meditation on humanity's relationship with nature, moving from wonder to environmental critique and back to artistic creation.

Poetry·Ethan Chen, age 10 — Explorers ride metal lions on wheels down a black tongue into a mountain giant's mouth, where teeth drip saliva before darkness engulfs them.

Poetry· — SNOW GLOBE I wish Snowglobe was Real That light and fluffy Snow was real The Music went forever The Magic was Real And Santa was Real Shaking it Makes it...

Poetry·Gabe Horowitz, age 10 — A swan gliding across a lake becomes a meditation on how serenity can expand from a single creature to transform an entire landscape.

Poetry·Emma Catherine Hoff, age 8 — An ambassador without mind or face sits in a walled place, contemplating his non-existence and the walls that might have hope where he has none.

Poetry·Alex Cole — The moon, cold as ice Glows beautifully in the darkness Abandoned by all