Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot
pokes its coltshead
through the melting ground.
Like a new butterfly
it unfolds its winglike petals.
So round
and the yellow
like a fresh sun
marks the start of spring.