Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

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THE HEART OF THE EARTH

It’s old still and quiet.

No heart at all.

Just a place.

The emptiness makes my heart hollow.

I feel it’s been stolen.

Hurry there is not much time.

Analise Braddock
Analise Braddock, 9
Katonah, New York