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September 3, 2022
By Christine-peng SILVER, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
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I see glimmering secrets in the leaves and blades of grass surrounding me

Green, twinkling, taunting me

Mischievous as they withhold mysteries from my fingertips

The looming clouds crowd overhead

Undulating in how one side shines a bright white

While the other holds the promise of a storm

Electricity and heat crackles in the air—

At any moment, I will spark and burn

By the time rain descends,

I will only be a pile of ash to wash away

Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash

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I wrote this while hypnotized and immersed in nature. 

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