Poetry

Poetry·Marjane Searl — Warm, golden yellow Against a vivid blue sky Topped with clouds of pink The day is over, Yet a whispering on my mind Gets me to calm down

Poetry·Marjane Searl — I turn and hear them Soft, quiet, chirping voices Speaking by music

Poetry·Iris Chalfen — A speaker watches seagulls and imagines waves from a window in Southwold, with fragmented repetitions creating a dreamlike meditation on coastal morning.

Poetry·Iris Chalfen — A child flees to a secret hiding place after her father rejects her attempt at comfort, wrestling with guilt and confusion about his sadness.

Poetry·Clarie Pierce — A rock on the beach narrates what it has witnessed over ages — seagulls, tides, weddings, sunsets — and invites readers to make memories it will keep safe.

Poetry·Kai-Yi Olsen — A child traces the day from morning cheer through sunset to a dark night where drops fall outside and nothing returns.

Poetry·Aiden Zhang — I gleamed across the ocean, As I stood up on the lighthouse. Before I realized anything, A light shined on me. The sound of waves Scared me I had to...

Poetry·Avery Parsons-Carswell — mirror, mirror wanting to be anyone it sees wanting to be the copycat of you or me

Poetry·Avery Parsons-Carswell — Pink buds as bright As the sun, Sprouting like a Bird hatches, Tough as warriors

Poetry·Jaslene Kwack — A granddaughter observes how her grandmother's blue cotton dress absorbs daily scents and reflects the Korean proverb that clothes reveal character.