Poetry is the way sunshine lights up
everywhere. Poetry is the way fog
completely covers the country. Poetry
is the way grandmothers sit on a stool
and weave a sweater. Poetry is the way
flowers dance in the garden. Poetry is
the way notes in music jump around your
feet. Poetry is the way the world becomes
wonderful.
– Wen Jing Karena Tan
From a WritersCorps publication at Newcomer High School
Poem of the Month: August 2007
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