Giving voice to a vacant house of spirit with air of a different density a foot bridge with sounds emerging from nowhere.
by Samuel, 3rd grade
[photo by Jancy Li via flickr]
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A Poem a Day
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Samuel,
I simply stumbled upon your poem during some education web research today! What a sensitive poem! You mix the senses with energy and originality in your work! Delightful!
Poet W.S. Merwin wrote: “I have to trust what is given to me if I am to trust anything.”
Keep on writing!