2012 National Finalist   Quiet Summons  There are songs aplenty,
by the water’s edge. If you could taste the salty sweetness and
breathe your fill of whispered air If you could feel the rush of
wind and sun, Cast your eyes unto the diamond riverbed and feast
upon the richest earthy smell You would hear them. Down by the
old willow tree, past the furrow and beyond the dirt-strewn
path, There are songs aplenty. The wind would hide-and-seek
through branches, through the rustled cotton of your shirt, If
you were there. The birdsongs call across the rushes and
fireflies weave amongst the fleeting lights When you are there.
A quiet summons crests and surfaces; it lulls the rapid’s
wandered flow. There are songs aplenty by the water’s edge.
Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson, age 18 Ottawa, Canada  Buy The Book »
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