Grade 6
Fantasy/SciFi, PoetryWritingI am Antonella. I like to read and draw. I also like to talk to my friends. When I write stories, I write a lot. Sometimes a short story turns into four or five pages. I also like to learn about nature and herbs. I have a new dream to run a modern apothecary.
Felice likes to read to younger ones.
Her voice reminds the small
foxes of wind blowing,
trees, and birds chirping.
Her voice is as pretty as
the moon.
When she reads she feels
like they are in the stories.
You would never guess
what she looks like.
Her eyes are lavender.
Her voice is the moon.
Her fox fur is an orange.
This piece was originally published in No Ordinary Dreamer by 826 National.
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