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Everything

A whistle
spaceA bark.
The breeze.
spaceWait!
spaceDon’t watch. Just listen.
A rustle.
A creak.
Something trying to break through to the world.
A desperate clank!
The WIND singing as she combs
her hair with a cloud.


Hannah Holiday, age 9
Mill Valley, California
Greenwood School
Teacher: Devika Brandt (2004 ROW Teacher of the Year)

 

 

 
 
 
 
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