In the orchard
In the apple trees
Hanging there on borrowed blankets
Cradled in the trees embrace
I’m not really sleeping
I want to
But I know the tree will grow tired and let me fall to the ground
Severed like ripe fruit
I never truly rest
I don’t need to
I come to dream
Lucia O’Corozine is a 14-year-old homeschooler from New Paltz, New York. She loves to draw, write poems and speak Italian. Her favorite Italian word is “cielo”, meaning sky.
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