Thank you Kaitlyn Sanchez and Ciara O’Neal for this fun Spring Fling contest!
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THE SPRING IN ME (138 words)
By Jyothi Nookula
I ate mangoes every day.
Juice smeared all over my face.
The summer breeze danced on my lips.
But it didn’t last long.
A war marched into town,
filled with rage and fury.
At first, it was a spark.
Then, it roared fire.
Like the crisp fall leaves,
we abandoned our homes.
I walked through fields,
and climbed over hills.
I ran in the cold,
as winter fluttered wings of snow.
The war took everything.
I trudged until I reached a row of tents.
Inside children clasped mangoes.
“Go away,” they said. “There is no more to share.”
I turned around to leave.
“Wait!”
“I brought you this,” she said. “We can share.”
In the depths of my winter,
Her kindness gave me warmth.
And I bloomed.
The war had taken everything,
but not the spring in me.