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The Earth Becomes Still

Cover artwork by Merrell Hatton

Claire Collins

September 6, 2018

Department: Poetry

Issue: The Body in Balance

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The earth becomes still

I feel it in my toes

The innocent light glows

Against the water

Against the earth

The owl cries to its soul

For it has left him in the night

Leaving him empty

Leaving him alone

The owls cries become soft

As the innocent light creeps away

Leaving the earth

Turning to day

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Claire Collins is 13 years old and recently completed the 8th grade at the Montessori Middle School in Connecticut. She has many passions, such as horseback riding, soccer, cheerleading, singing, and writing.