They are hidden in a place like a key lost in the dark A plane’s vapor line disappears from the sky An insect flies away from view like a worm crawls beneath the earth A flower you cannot see has withered back in its own pod The lines drawn by our skates vanish from view as the Zamboni drives across the ice Small, cold, tiny snowflakes fall gently from the sky disappearing into a thin layer of snow The water in the stream that was just in front of you has flowed away from where you just saw it A wave begins to form then crashes down to join the others Raindrops fall from the clouds from high above Suddenly they have disappeared into a puddle making a small last splash Lotus Shen, 11Newark, Delaware
November/December 2016
Wolf Moon
The oak trees all around us Hide the light of the moon, Only emitting a faint Spectral glow. Rustlings and stirring, Usual at nighttime like this Are gone. The air is silent tonight, The tingle of magic in the air, And it seems all of the forest Is holding its breath, Marveling at the beauty of The moon. The clearing in front of me Is full of blinding light, With the moon directly overhead, The fullest it can be. The rocks are painted white and silver, With the ground frosty, As though the early morning mist Is painted upon them. The whole universe sparkles, Like stardust has fallen to the earth, In the middle of our small world. All around I hear the Huffing and panting of wolf breath. I step, into the clearing, My front paw illuminated From the otherworldly moonlight. Raising my now silvery tail, I lead my pack Out into the clearing, To howl at the moon. Brooke Hemingway, 13Chicago, Illinois
Islands in the Clouds
Have you ever climbed a butte in the fog with the sun’s rays slanting visibly through the trees? Have you reached the top, leaving fog and tree behind and seen a sea of white clouds stretching away in all directions? The treetops of other high places poke up through the mist and you dream of a ship that could sail in this sea and bring you to another of the islands in the clouds Sandra Detweiler, 13Eugene, Oregon
