The Halcyonite

“March Is Nice, She Says” by Hannah L. (Grade 8)

March is nice, she says 

It’s a month for sights, she says 

Deciduous trees shedding their leaves 

The soothing rain dripping down the windowsill

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March is for triumph, she says 

Studs scraping the humid grass

Far, far away from the dirt, she says

Accolades in gold, silver, and bronze in the hands of children 

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March is for beginning, she says 

Beams spread along the deep, redwood table

Hand in hand saying thanks

Feet by feet while the rain continues 

Quiet so quiet as we wait for the doors to open 

But all so loud oh loud when we praise one another from braveness over doubt

But, after all, March is nice, she says

Yes it is, I say