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Poetry
Growing
by Sophia Famolari, age 9
Sophia Famolari
A sprout is breaking
through the ground.
Adding beauty to
the world around.
A bright green plant
barely a stem.
Its stitching as
perfect as a dress’s hem.
A closed bud, a
young bloom.
That will blossom
with colors better than
any room.
A beautiful flower
growing in the sun.
Now the growing is
all done.