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Teen Ink Magazine, June 2006 : Poetry Articles

A Moment in the Garden by Lillie W., White Bluff, TN Kneeling in her blue sundress, She rakes rocky dirt calmly. Her small-boned hands blistered, She moves precisely, determined. How long has it been since she, ... Continue...	All 4 Senses by Annie C., Fredericksburg, VA I’d like these words to be touched So that you feel the soft shape of the “S” The perfectly smooth “O” The angular “A” To run the fabric of these words through ... Continue...
Childhood Memories by Kirsten, Pompton Plains, NJ Leaving We were leaving saying good-bye to my dad My brothers asking questions that they didn’t understand ... Continue...	China Ruby by Emma F., Grosse Pointe Park, MI Here we are again we’re eating Dinner at this Jewel of the East It’s a weekday banquet marked by The dull shine of that industrial-strength teapot My face, impossibly elongated and ... Continue...
Face by Tyler H., Rootstown, OH His hair is like salt and pepper once brown but now tainted by the side-effect of time face the color of sandpaper ... Continue...	Grandpa’s Violin by Katherine B., Royal Oak, MI The house is empty, and I’m Kneeling on the Oriental rug. You couldn’t tell if I was Praying or begging, and This instrument so delicate in my cautious hands - ... Continue...
Guilt by Michael S., Sacramento, CA Too late the sun has set For lowered eyes have noticed How less the horizon flows gently Capturing the image of the night In the eyes of the unborn ... Continue...	I don’t remember the day by Kelly H., Tampa, FL I don’t remember the day you finally grew taller than me, Or when your voice finally changed so Mom and Dad didn’t confuse us over the phone - Baby-fine golden hair and cornflower blue eyes, ... Continue...
In My Light Blue Dress by Kiran C., Niskayuna, NY I sat on the stool Waiting, thinking and hoping That everything would go right Suddenly the doorbell rang It sounded like thunder ... Continue...	Onion Stained by Natalie D., Ames, IA My fingertips are stained With the bittersweet of Onions I broke them this morning for hours, just Left to right, up to down I was ... Continue...
Puff by Victoria M., Scotch Plains, NJ They tell you to reach for the stars, she says coolly. but what happens when there are no stars? what happens when the only light in the room ... Continue...	Restless by Brittney A., Gilford, NH Chinese checkers on a Sunday evening the room aglow with fierce horizon heat, we’d squint and continue ... Continue...
Rise Up and Soar by Courtney N., Kirkland, WA Rise up and soar Said the salmon to the bird Dive down and swim Said the falcon to the dolphin Rise up and soar ... Continue...	She’s Not Funny by Corinna R., Baltimore, MD Their laughter gnaws away At my ears Begging me to join in. Her smile wraps Around, around her face, ... Continue...
spring by Charlotte F., Charlotesville, VA puffs of pink cherry blossoms shed swirling confetti petals make the wind visible Continue...	Those starfish by Rebecca F., Marietta, GA The starfish are crying they want you to love me. If you bend your ear to the ocean floor, you’ll hear them: ... your love was a voice of serenity ... ... Continue...

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