Frozen in the Aisle

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest All I knew of the cold was...
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Bound for Somewhere

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest When, at ten thirty you took to...
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The Curtain Rod

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest One day she came to school clutching...
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Lunch

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest The grass is always greener on the...
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School Days with Selective Mutism

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest Four years old in late September, kindergarten...
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The Forest of Clovers

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published September 1, 2022

from Remember the Flowers Winner (Poetry) of the 2021 Stone Soup Book Contest Come play with me, Oppa. It rained...
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Autumn Leaves at a Funeral

by Enni Harlan Age 13

Published April 27, 2021

We gave a bird a funeral, my father and I— it was one of those days where time stands still,...
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The Finish Line- 3/20

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published March 20, 2021

Dad always parked his car way on the other side of the street, past the balck asphalt and closer to...
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The Man Who Fought the Dawn

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published February 6, 2021

The Man Who Fought the Dawn They thought him drunk, the drunken man by the lot on Amfort street where...
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A Fallen Blue

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published January 23, 2021

A Fallen Blue Words: global warming, boat, sing, soundlessly, wolf, furious The sky was furious. Smoke drifted up, up, up...
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Cunning

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published November 21, 2020

Cunning The sea is dark. The sky is darker. The waves are murky. The air is clear. The floor is...
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Adagio

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published October 24, 2020

As I stepped out of the cream-colored house that morning, I heard the voice of my deceased mother in the...
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Wrath of the Wind

by Enni Harlan Age 14

Published October 10, 2020

Wrath of the Wind A wide strip of gushing water wound onwards through the patch of trees. Rain pattered aggressively...
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One September Day

by Enni Harlan Age 13

Published September 12, 2020

September, the month when seasons change, When emerald leaves turn to burnt copper. A lonely breeze meandering, like a lonely...
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My Television Screen, by Enni, 13

by Enni Harlan

Published July 8, 2020

In thinking back to when I was younger, I only have vague memories of a miniature TV we used to...
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Evgenia

by Enni Harlan Age 13

Published July 3, 2020

Evgenia Caranelli stood in the doorway of her mansion. She eyed her unexpected visitor, a mere child who appeared intimidated...
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A Child

by Enni Harlan Age 13

Published June 19, 2020

A young girl crept down the carpeted stairs nimbly, as quiet as a mouse. Her face was stony and lacking...
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