This Green Place
Maeve
This is where
the soul does not need to speak.
The sound of water
makes it furl into a fern,
fan out,
aid the rain in dripping.
Pond is blacker than
spaces between stars,
wreathed in green triads,
skimmed by little golden fingers.
The smell is not sweet,
but it is clear and unbroken,
veined with simple stories.
Maeve
Maeve is a high schooler who enjoys exploring wild places, both real and fictional. In addition to writing and drawing, she likes reading other people's work, picking strawberries, and going on walks in the woods. Kelly Barnhill and Christopher Healy are among her favorite authors.