autumn recess
backwards
on the monkey bars

Kirsten Durflinger

mom's baby blanket
so soft
a pillow for my head

Kelsey Blakeman

scary glow
in the window
candle lights a face

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tiger cat
running up stairs
thump thump thump

Katie Willis

cool autumn evening—
jumping in the leaves
the pile taller than me

Katie Willis

my kitten
is so soft
nice to pet, sometimes not

Chris Hagood

beautiful sunset . . .
old rat taken out of her cage
hyper and young again

Kristen Thomas