ON POINT By Tran, age 10

On Point

Tando

plié

trampoline jumps

sashay

polka

Stomach,

Flat as a pancake

Legs,

Stiff as boards

Relevé

one foot,
two heels,

a pear,

upside-down.

WHERE LOVE HAS EXPIRED By Helen, age 8 & Lily, age 9

Where Love Has Expired

By Lily Nguyen & Helen Luu

Let’s build peace.

It looks like when

pages of a book

flip.

The words blur,

my inky finger

rubs

one sentence

at a time

and now

the paragraphs

are ruined.

Filthy.

Or maybe

the smudge

is a

cloud

What Is Missing by the Kids in Room 2

What Is Missing

The "No Kids Allowed" sign,

the eight ball,

light from a lamp,

a ticking clock,

a meteorite.

The boy's shadow,

his smile,

his glasses

because he stepped on them,

his body,

the pool cue,

probably a bar,

a glass of Tsing Tao

an altar to a great-great-great,

the other shoe,

a few arms,

the line

in a rainbow

where red meets orange,

noise