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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When the Light Dances

A window of light flows through the shadowy trees
I dive into a bathtub of emerald green water
Hidden in a canyon carpeted with soft moss
Through a giant keyhole in the rock, the light dances
A creamy waterfall spilled from the giant pitcher of rock