Poems for my Mood

"The lost child cries, but still he catches fireflies". -Ryusui Yoshida

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The Sun Pulls the Weeds

A lonely Coke can lies forgotten

in the grass;

the sun pulls the weeds up over

its rusted body.

A pine tree stands nearby,

its branches like outstretched arms;

it serves as a perch for a misplaced robin,

who calls for its mate.

The breeze blows over me,

lifting my thoughts to the days ahead.

-Christopher Lenat (1970-1991) Grade 12

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The Explorer

The traveler in me awakens

As I sleep at night

Without burden of my body

My soul can wander

To faraway and distant places

Within myself

-Tia Witherspoon Grade 9

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There's a feeling inside

me that has no end.

There's a feeling inside

me that never began.

-Pia Wright Grade 8