Wonder
(inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope”)
Wonder is the thing with sun and light
That lands straight in the soul,
And twists and turns—all night
And only stops at the answer
And the brightest marvel is in the fire
And faith must be in the water
That could abandon the small weak light
That made so many wonder
I’ve seen it in the arid places,
And in the oddest land
But, never, in extreme,
It makes me question all that gleams.
By Amy, 5th grade