Photo by Alyssa Duarte By Alyssa Duarte 7:20am, dreams colored violet filled with envy shades of fire love isn’t free a cold heart swallowed the sea think of her think of me only a nightmare but you should envy the color her long hair shades of brown the ocean churns her heart frowns my sweet…… Continue reading 7:20 am
Tag: Sprouting
Nurturing Your Roots: My Visit to the Nuwu Art Gallery
Photo by Lauren Dominguez By Lauren Dominguez As someone who is of mixed race, it’s always such a shock to be labeled as one side and to have the other completely disregarded. I’ve always lived within those black and white areas. My father is Mexican and my mother is various percentages of Western European. I’ve…… Continue reading Nurturing Your Roots: My Visit to the Nuwu Art Gallery
seed cemetery
Photo by Angie Shenouda By Angie Shenouda in the early mourning of the wake he snuggles two fingers into the damp earth where he lies his head and heart to rest in a field of faux goodbyes and promises unspoken- a burial ground- he lowers the casket full of seeds, nothing but damp soil for…… Continue reading seed cemetery
On Growth: Five Movies That Approach Growth Through a Fresh Lens
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Molly Zofia If you know me, then you know I spend so much time watching movies that it borders on being a bit sad. But for me, film is one of the most beautiful forms of human expression that we have. I love film because it enables so many people…… Continue reading On Growth: Five Movies That Approach Growth Through a Fresh Lens
Journey of the Spirit
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Isabelle Murphy Let the lush green Push through your Spread fingers. Running through dewy grass The trickle of fresh water Over muddy stones Silver lighted figures Cradle your Salt water tears Turning up Lavender blooms Winding out Ivy on tree trunks Pulling you in “Shhhh,” She whispers, “It is time…… Continue reading Journey of the Spirit
happy poem
Photo by Aiden Nelson By Aiden Nelson I’ve been reading happy poems lately and feeling that feeling that swells in my chest like something small inside me is growing, like every molecule is lined up saying yesyesyes louder and louder, like there is something beautiful and full of purpose living inside my fragile skin. I…… Continue reading happy poem
My Kind of Growing
Photo by Clare Breakell By Clare Breakell A daughter of heat Scorched from my crown to my soles I tried to bathe in the sun Here is where I dug my hands Here is where all that I was has been left Many trees have fallen since, Not a single one heard Choking on dirt …… Continue reading My Kind of Growing
Bloom
Photo by Luna Maluna Gri By Luna Maluna Gri I watched myself wilting fallen petals beside my feet I wilted and wilted down to my roots Shedding everything which weighed so heavy on my shoulders, everything I don’t need anymore I nourished myself in the rich black soil I watched myself growing new leaves and…… Continue reading Bloom
The Sprouting Playlist
We planted seeds and now that it’s finally spring they’re starting to sprout. For the month of April, Kindergarten contributors compiled their favorite songs to listen to when they’re gardening, on a picnic, or just out in nature in general. Listen to the playlist here Tracy Fuentes “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac I imagine running through…… Continue reading The Sprouting Playlist
spring
Photo by Cait Thomson By Cait Thomson every year it is the same it feels like it will never arrive and then one blessed morning the sun feels warm on skin and birds appear every year it is the same the routine of the seasons calms me soon I will wear my sandals crunching over…… Continue reading spring
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