"Now is a tree, but the future could be a forest." Inspiring words -- they seem to represent a broad and expanding sense of inclusivity that I too like to think is a part of what makes Vermont, Vermont! I also love the lines about weeding the garden, and walking forward toward a new horizon... Your words are never tangled up with twisty or confusing turns of phrase or analogies, and are instead very straightforward in their metaphors and messages. It speaks to the strength of your writing!
The great power of imagination... There's humor in this, with you one moment scrambling through the woods as a forest animal, the next sleighing dragons. Probably the closest we can ever come to living out our fantasies -- especially when they're of the world of fantasy -- is through our writing and the writing of others, and I'm glad to see you're doing that!
I feel this poem so much. Sometimes we learn harsh truths alongside the important lessons that shape us; actually, that's usually the way of things. There is no even split in the poem: It's the good and the bad all wrapped up together, which is exactly how life presents itself to us. I hope you come away from this year with the brighter memories shining, and the harder facts and observations fading a little bit in the distance.
This is amazing. I had similar feelings when the only bracelet a friend had ever given me broke in a pond, and it was lost to the fish. I hope you start feeling better soon Popcorn. I'm thinking of you.
I love the way you portrayed your message to the reader. I've had a similar feeling before and I could never describe it, but I think I just found out how.
This poem gave me goosebumps. You two are both so strong. I cannot imagine what your friend must have been through, though I have experienced something similar with my mom, (she's okay now) and I know how hard it is, especially at such a young age. People like Thalia are the reason I want to become a pediatric oncologist when I grow up. Tell her she's an inspiration, you are a truly talented poet <3
Thank you! Thalia is an amazing friend, and we thought her story might show others that things really do get better. When experiencing rough times, it's hard to see that things get better and that there is hope for everyone, so I wrote this and got her consent to publish it here.
I'm so sorry that you had that experience. It must have been awful and neither you nor your friend deserved to go through that. The poem is great and sends a powerful message, there aren't many about this topic so I love the honesty and imagery you used.
"Now is a tree, but the future could be a forest." Inspiring words -- they seem to represent a broad and expanding sense of inclusivity that I too like to think is a part of what makes Vermont, Vermont! I also love the lines about weeding the garden, and walking forward toward a new horizon... Your words are never tangled up with twisty or confusing turns of phrase or analogies, and are instead very straightforward in their metaphors and messages. It speaks to the strength of your writing!
The great power of imagination... There's humor in this, with you one moment scrambling through the woods as a forest animal, the next sleighing dragons. Probably the closest we can ever come to living out our fantasies -- especially when they're of the world of fantasy -- is through our writing and the writing of others, and I'm glad to see you're doing that!
I feel this poem so much. Sometimes we learn harsh truths alongside the important lessons that shape us; actually, that's usually the way of things. There is no even split in the poem: It's the good and the bad all wrapped up together, which is exactly how life presents itself to us. I hope you come away from this year with the brighter memories shining, and the harder facts and observations fading a little bit in the distance.
I would try Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling, and Roll With It by Jamie Sumner
This is amazing. I had similar feelings when the only bracelet a friend had ever given me broke in a pond, and it was lost to the fish. I hope you start feeling better soon Popcorn. I'm thinking of you.
I love the way you portrayed your message to the reader. I've had a similar feeling before and I could never describe it, but I think I just found out how.
Thanks, I'm glad your mom's okay now. Thalia says that she also wants to become a neurosurgeon too.
This poem gave me goosebumps. You two are both so strong. I cannot imagine what your friend must have been through, though I have experienced something similar with my mom, (she's okay now) and I know how hard it is, especially at such a young age. People like Thalia are the reason I want to become a pediatric oncologist when I grow up. Tell her she's an inspiration, you are a truly talented poet <3
Thank you! Thalia is an amazing friend, and we thought her story might show others that things really do get better. When experiencing rough times, it's hard to see that things get better and that there is hope for everyone, so I wrote this and got her consent to publish it here.
I'm so sorry that you had that experience. It must have been awful and neither you nor your friend deserved to go through that. The poem is great and sends a powerful message, there aren't many about this topic so I love the honesty and imagery you used.