weather
— A brief meditation on seeking shelter when life becomes difficult, using the metaphor of running downhill in a storm to find a cave with light.
— 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 robot travels the world—from beaches to northern lights to hailstorms—waiting for someone to call, revealing loneliness through its metal body and computer brain.
— A young poet reflects on the fleeting nature of days, the irreversibility of time, and the pull of home as evening approaches.
— During Hurricane Sandy's blackout, a family lights their first fire, boils water for foot-soaking, and finds calm while wind rages outside their dark house.
— A young poet reflects on the passage of time, the uniqueness of each day, and the mysterious nature of space in simple, contemplative lines.
— Two boys explain why frogs croak in rain: when clouds made god cry, the clouds turned gray and frogs began croaking 'it's okay' to comfort.
— A boy reflects on the tree outside his old bedroom window—his silent companion through childhood frustrations—and its loss in a hurricane, while settling into a new room with a new...
— In a climate-ravaged future, an old person who preserved each season in jars watches a child accidentally break one, releasing spring back into the world.
— A young poet cycles through the seasons with rhyming couplets, capturing each season's distinctive markers from falling leaves to fireworks to hibernating bears.