Refugee and Human Rights Student Poetry Contest

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Words That Make My Stomach Plummet

by Mira McEwan

Committee Meeting.       Burden of Proof.

                  The Simple Truth.      Trying To Be Nice.

Honestly.   I Could Have Died.        I Almost Cried.

              It's Only a Cold Sore.

   It's My Night.     Trust Me.    Dead Serious.

I Have Everything All Under Control.

                I'm Famous For My Honesty.

       I'm Simply Beside Myself.      We're On The Same Page.

                Let's Not Reinvent The Wheel.

For The Time Being.   There Is That.

                      I'm Not Just Saying That.

   I Just Couldn't Help Myself.             I Mean It.

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Swift Things are Beautiful

Swift things are beautiful:

Swallows and deer,

And lightening that falls

Bright-veined and clear,

Rivers and meteors,

Wind in the wheat,

The strong-withered horse,

The runner's sure feet.

And slow things are beautiful:

The closing of day,

The pause of the wave

That curves downward to spray,

The ember that crumbles,

The opening flower,

And the ox that moves on

In the quiet of power.

by Elizabeth Coatsworth

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