By Rishikesh T. Sankaran, age 7, Connecticut
In the world, there is a continent;
In the continent, there is a country;
In the country, there is a state;

By Dane Vardiman, age 10, Texas

Loneliness
A place that not everybody feels
Loneliness
A dark, cold place

By Kaia Wootton, age 10, Los Angeles

Anger; the smell of smoke
Of flames, of still-burning embers flickering in ashes
Of a fire, grasping for air out of the windows

By Pari, age 11, India

Oh, look! Unwanted to my sight,
There’s someone hidden in the window light.
Who is it?
At the time of the candle lit?

By Gaile Ng, age 13, Hong Kong

Soybeans trickle down through the old metal grinder
As the aroma of the sour yet savory bean curd fills the air.
Endless buckets of silky tofu
Line the wooden floor.

By Sylvia W. Tong, age 5, New York

Our earth is like a TV show
With people spinning around
Smile and frown