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Our poet this week writes: “My name is Jennifer Grimes and I am a student at Endicott College. I’m currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing. I’m a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honor’s society and some of my work has been published online at TeenInk.com and FaseMagazine.com.”

Drop In the Earth

Jennifer Grimes

Fresh grass kisses my cheek
I inhale the earth’s scent
And feel the buzzing ground

Seeds root up from the soil
Leaves laugh in the breeze
And I try to exhale the sound

Birds make a call
Out to red bellied mates
I crush the dirt in my hands

I watch you dip
Your toes in the river
And hope stems from every branch

When our bodies converge
I taste the sun
And a mist begins to emerge

We branch apart
You’re breath’s like pine
And I become a drop in the earth 

— Jennifer Grimes

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