I tell her
the rye truth.
We sit in the morning,
dew the soil staining.
She cocks her head,
I can tell she is listening.
Her small eyes
fill with tilled earth.
When I leave,
she pecks the ground,
searching.
-by Chloe Ortiz (age 14)
—from 2014 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
Why do you like to write poetry?
Chloe Ortiz: “I like to write poetry because when I read a good poem, it makes me feel good and I smile. I would like to make other people feel good too.”
