POET OF THE WEEK
Hayden Hunskor
Week of June 26
Back to your body of water collection
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The Walk for Water in Ethiopia
In the wake of donkeys, we trudge.
The dusty ground, a well worn haunt.
A jarring juxtaposition
of wealth and poverty
revealing nothing but solemn expressions,
parched lips,
and dreams of clean water.
The Walk for Water in Ethiopia
In the wake of donkeys, we trudge.
The dusty ground, a well worn haunt.
A jarring juxtaposition
of wealth and poverty
revealing nothing but solemn expressions,
parched lips,
and dreams of clean water.
Hayden Hunskor 15, Seattle
FAVORITE LINE OF POETRY When Langston Hughes references the “blue cloud-cloth” in “The Dream Keeper.”
WRITING LIKE WATER My writing is similar to water in that it’s always changing.
FAVORITE LOCAL WATER Green Lake.
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