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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What the World Is

The stars hold only one mind
The mind has a thousand eyes
The world will die down
Before the heart stops beating
For love
Clocks will wind and eventually stop ticking
Before hearts give out
The sky only has one world
The world has a thousand hearts
The stars

Analise Braddock
Analise Braddock, 10
Katonah, NY