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Battle! by CJ Mathews

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February, 2014

I lean across the table, kneeling on my chair so I can feel tall like him. Dad’s eyes crinkle at the dinosaurs gathered around dark, leafy trees and crystal blue waters. All stubby fingers and bitten nails, I pick out a piece from the pile. When it doesn’t fit, I try to force it out of sheer stubbornness. Dad’s laugh reminds me of Santa Claus at the mall’s Christmas float.

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Poetry

I am born of an ancient moon,

a being of water stirred,

pulled by steady, silent tides,

hurling waves and storms

along soft-sanded strands,

carving bluffs and hills

as culverts spill,

cliffs erode.

Read more of Bonnie Carasso’s Poem, Forecast

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