rhythmic prose
— A seven-year-old celebrates love, water, teamwork, and endless fun in a brief, exuberant poem that reads like a joyful chant.
— A young chess player narrates a winning game, capturing pieces with confidence until achieving checkmate in a moment of triumph.
— A prose poem captures running with a silver poodle by the ocean, where salt air mingles with thoughts of politics and stars emerge from boredom.
— A young poet captures the historic first tornado on Cape Cod through stark imagery of destruction—downed trees, a fallen church steeple, nature's violent word.
— A meditation on impossibility and perception, where belief and action create paradoxes, and inner vision doesn't match outer reality.
— A child's declaration of eternal play extends from day to night through cosmic destruction, flying cars, and the world's last light being blown out after a thousand years.
— A child observes birds soaring through clouds and returning to birdhouses where they know they're free, celebrating their joyful sounds and movements.
— A child's poem captures Santa's journey through sound and motion — wind blowing, sleds trailing, rooftops clicking, presents clattering down chimneys.
— A child recalls digging in sand and being lifted by their father over crashing waves, finding belonging in that moment of safety and joy.
— A basketball player reflects on how the game remains constant from third grade through high school, despite physical changes and growing skill.