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Poem of the Day: 26 Jun 2005

The air bites at my skin

The air bites at my skin
I run fast in the other direction
Towards a summer where the air was cold
But had no teeth.
It’s hard for me the breathe in it
Like shattered ice cubes puncturing my lungs
The light is different somehow
Just as bright
But filtered through the distant snow
The woods a vast forest fire
Spreading from coast to coast
I am afraid to touch the leaves.
For fear of a third degree burn.

Grace D. (Middle School, 2004-5) (p#345)

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