Earth, so round, and bright, and spinning,
Full of grace, and mortal sinning,
Surely we shall soon be lost
In this tumult, in this toss.
My friend, but our hearts are brave,
Our comradeship we’ll not lose—but save.
For we have always fought to keep
Our friendship alive, and beautiful, clean.
A country between our beating hearts
A wasteland in the middle of our ends and starts,
But deep within we feel each other close,
In this bright world, we love our friendship most.
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Guest Writer
Catherine Cruz
lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, with her family. She is a rising junior in high school and has been homeschooled all her life. She loves reading, writing, traveling, talking with friends, and watching sports. She writes everything from lengthy novels to heartfelt songs. Her favorite writers include James Daniel Brown, Jane Austen, and William Shakespeare. One of her favorite poets is Wendell Berry.
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