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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WHEN LIFE GOES DOWNHILL

When life goes downhill
you start to drift.

When the clouds push
you run down the slope.

When rain lashes you
seek cover
in a dark cave
with a shimmering light.

Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, 13
Brookline, Massachusetts