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Stories of Old 

July 12, 2024
By LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
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These leaves of fire and gold

Take flight from the mother tree

They carry stories of old 

 


In the crease, in the fold

As they are blown out to sea

These leaves of fire and gold

 


A message they hold

Maybe one, maybe three

They carry stories of old 

 


Light shines on the untold,

A new dawn it shall be

These leaves of fire and gold

 


To rewrite, remold

Their tangled history

They carry stories of old 

 


Through the rain and the cold

To the land of the free

These leaves of fire and gold

They carry stories of old 


The author's comments:

Lucy Steward is a high school junior in New York City. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and appeared in the Authoethnographer, Humans of the World, Poet’s Choice, Sad Girl Diaries, and Teen Ink. A writer,  poet, and lover of history she is currently working on her first novel and is constantly slipping into fantasies that feel as real as the world around her. Lucy is also a classically trained pianist, a songwriter, and in a rock band. As anyone does, she loves a good night's sleep.


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