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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THE WAKING OF SPRING

A sprout comes up, a raindrop falls,
The shadow follows us around,
The buds are born and singing too,
The beauty of the spring is here with you.

Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, 13
Brookline, Massachusetts