By Anonymous Artwork by Isabel Holder, Grade 10 The sun was so yellow but ever since I was a kid my parents forbade me from bathing in its light. Unlike the rest of my relatives who were content in the darkness, I was drawn to the beauty that the natural yellow light brings. All I’veContinueContinue reading “Yellow”
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Yellow Flowers
By Katie Amen, Grade 9 Artwork by Tea Charette, Grade 10 Sunlight speckled the ground and made the leaves above me glow bright green. I sat in the hollowed-out space behind a massive bush, leaning against the old brick wall behind me. Minutes ticked by, each one agonizingly slow, as I waited. I passed theContinueContinue reading “Yellow Flowers”
Yellow is to Blame
By Anonymous Artwork by Isabel Holder, Grade 10 The world will be destroyed in a billion years. You and I will not be alive for it. But that angelic future generation of yours that refer to you as great great great something will die. It’s not your fault, nor is it mine. Then again itContinueContinue reading “Yellow is to Blame”
All the Colors of Insanity
By Anonymous Artwork by Bianna Ochola, Grade 11 They were watching, they were always watching. She mused with a hint of irony in her thoughts as she watched those tremendous big eyes blinking back at her. She had been put into an asylum however, nobody knew why. As far as they could tell she wasContinueContinue reading “All the Colors of Insanity”
Titleless
By Emir Abdellahi, Grade 9 Artwork by Isabel Holder, Grade 10 He rose steadily out of the sand as the grains slid off his back. He stood up abruptly and looked over the looming hill from which he had emerged. The silver crescent moon illuminated the otherwise pitch-black sky, and its rays shone upon theContinueContinue reading “Titleless”
Yellow Flower
By Gayoung Cha, Grade 9 Artwork by Alessandra Veveiros, Grade 11 Water was shiningI was riding a boatIt was a warm springI was looking at the waterfall Water was swooshing and clinking,Like whispering to my earsHitting the rocks and whacking the waves,Like forcing me to go through the waterfall,I went through the waterfall Splash,Then IContinueContinue reading “Yellow Flower”
Murder in the Alps
By Anonymous Artwork by Maya Davis, Grade 10 On a cold stormy night in a small town in the alps, a siren wailed through the night, interrupting the tranquil quiet. People stirred in beds, peered out windows or through front doors while suddenly remembering they had to water their vegetable garden at that exact moment.ContinueContinue reading “Murder in the Alps”
Change
By Anonymous Change starts but never ends,Drops ripple and never settles,Fires were spreadBy those who read ,And fires never die.They light up the nightAs stars in the fight. Against the vast,The pristine void,Of cold flakesWith the old,A little yellow in the snow,Will make the winds blow,Blow sparks anew. For fire never dies,Its spirit leaves,For theContinueContinue reading “Change”
you / yellow / yearning
By Anonymous your favourite colour is yellow. i remember how my heart skipped a beatwhen you told me, back whenall i knew about you wasthe kindness in your eyes,and the way your voice sounded,almost out of breath,when you said hello for the first time. yellow fits you, with yourgolden smile, your dandelion eyes,your butterscotch hair.ContinueContinue reading “you / yellow / yearning”
The Swan Maiden
by Anonymous Spring was just settling in from the last breaths of winter’s hymn. Green buds blossomed from the snow and peach trees flowered like bridesmaid-boughs in soft-pastel dresses. Frozen rivers melted and slowly trickled down beds of rock and mossy green. Spring came, as did the swans. Aurelia sat in the bare wintry wandsContinueContinue reading “The Swan Maiden”
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