By Alice West, age 17, London

Dear Gerbera,
I study your face
And know you less:
Surreal.

By Romila Santra, age 14, Kansas

It smothers the roads, the paths, the grass:
A dense blanket for the children at play.

By Victoria Krylova, Nonfiction Editor

The truths that I must understand
Are manifested at Your hand
And come to rest upon me now
As sinner saved You show me how

By Victoria Krylova, Nonfiction Editor

Mourning and weeping
Your gentle hand touches me

By Sibani Ram, age 14, Iowa

A jewel in flight, soaring with might.
The hummingbird is an essence of delight.

By Nigel Menezes, age 11, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Those little creatures so small and green
Are not supposed to be treated meanly;