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Eden Anne Bauer, 13, of Hanover, New Hampshire, writes an appreciation of the sky as it changes through the course of a day. Eden Anne recorded this poem at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier during Young Writers Project’s Celebration of Writing in November.
The Beautiful Inevitable
By Eden Anne Bauer
[H]ow beautifully the brush of existence
sweeps across the broad canvas of the sky,
leaving streaks of colors
in compliance
with the whispered wish of watching eyes.
Raising a harmonious symphony,
the birds cradle joy and sadness in song.
As ink-black darkness spreads infinitely,
light slips from the sky, but not for too long—
I catch my reflection in the window,
and watch the twinkling stars dance in my eyes;
I can’t stay for long—I wish I could, though,
for I know all too soon the sun will rise.
I slip into a dream world of a kind,
as shadows and light weave all through my mind.
