Finalist

Wolf Reserve

 

Rock-ribbed mountains

Dotted with evergreens

Surround me.

Bright, blinking down stars

And the crescent moon

Casts a dim light

On the snowcapped mountains

When I need an escape

From my petty worries

From frustrating family

And friends

Hurry back

To nature

To freedom.

The sting of winter cold

So cold it’s hot

A pack streaking by

Darting between gnarled trees

A raven calls to them

Diving, soaring in the evening air. 

 

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Sophie Kaufman, age 12

Englewood, Colorado

Campus Middle School

Teacher: Cathy Walker