Aurora Magazine 2011

Lil sis Zahra Adni, Campus 2012 My sister bounces From stone to sidewalk Avoiding the unseen Bubbling lava That once was grass

Kindergarten Cecilia Pryor, Campus 2012

As I stared carefully past the green paint I got lost in the maze of my fingerprint wandering wherever it would take me.

Beginning Ballet Chrystal Goodpaster, WED

Girls positioned on marks Red, blonde, brunette, black-haired One impatient for instruction Little bottom wiggling As the music starts Pink taffeta tutus swing Plump hands reach and circle Tiny black ballet slippers Slap out of time Short, chubby legs kicking

Seldom a surprising graceful move Mostly clumsy clomping steps and Twirls that end in splaying splats on the floor

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