Acrylic Ethan Hu, 8San Diego, CA
September 2021
The Hidden World
Mixed-media collage Sabrina Lu, 12Ashburn, VA
A Beautiful Day in August
Watercolor Friends. Gone. _______Blank. Pixels. Without. Presence. School. Out. What. Now? Days. Filled. _______Summer. Routine. Wake. Up. Eat. Breakfast. Violin. Walk. Dog. Lunch. Piano. Spanish. Shower. Dinner. Sleep. Repeat. False. So. Many. _______Things. To. Do. Bedroom. Ceiling. _______Light. Flickering. Huh. Weird. Never. _______Noticed. That. Before. Steps. Face. Peering. _______Down. Bright. Bark. _______Of. Recognition. White. Belly. Warm. Soft. _______Fog, Sweeping. The. Mountain. Blue. Sky. Outside. _______What. A. Pretty. Picture. Violin. New. _______Scratches. Still. Plays. _______Pretty. Well. Be. More. _______Careful. Next. Time. Wow. _______“Izquierda.” Is. Left. First. Time. _______I. Learned. That. Piano. The. “E.” _______Is. Out. Of. Tune. Fuzz. It’s. Fine. Food. Is. _______Good. Even. Better. With. Magazine. Walking. _______The. Backyard. _______Revealing. New. Plants. Watering. _______Them. Is. Always. A. Joy. August. _______A. Month. That. Matters. Summer. Break. _______Yay! Birthdays. _______Me. Mom. Bear. It’s. _______Anything. But. Routine. It. _______Truly. Is. A. Beautiful. Day. In. August. William Chui, 13Mill Valley, CA Zoe Campbell, 11San Francisco, CA