Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

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A photograph of a swaying basketball hoop against an interesting sky.

In the Wind

my toes grip the edge
as i peer down down
into the blue hole of gloom
my heart becomes a motorcycle
running on the adrenaline
of summer adventure
wind scrapes my cheek
as my knees shake weakly
the dark swirls call me
chanting jump
pulling me with a rope
i drop

Juliet Del Fabbro
Juliet Del Fabbro, 11
Richmond, VA
Abigail Craven
Abigail Craven, 13
Harland, WI