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“The Secret of Life” by Gemma Wong

September 16, 2017Posted by Rattle

Gemma Wong (age 8)

THE SECRET OF LIFE

The sleeping lion
The living bones
The paper world
The matchstick bag
The book of secrets
Life and death.

—from 2017 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

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