Finalist

Ode to Jade

 

Not emerald,

not kiwi,

not minty tea leaves,

but precious jade.

A bringer of good fortune

all year round.

Unripened apples in spring

Summer juicy limes

Fall grass

Winter moss

         clouded with untruths

 

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Victoria Wong, age 14

San Francisco, California

Lowell High School

Teacher: Susan Terence/CA Poets in the Schools

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