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Caleb Tiradani

7 th Grade • Rotolo Middle School

As I sit outside, waiting, night begins to fall, As I wait, I try again to ponder the mysteries of quarantine, As I stretch my legs out while I lay on the blanket under me, I then begin to see the conclusions that help me understand. And so I begin, and changing my perspective as I go along, And so I start with the most familiar perspective I know. When you actually can see the stars for yourself,

When you can finally do the things that have never been done,

When life can finally be discovered, for you’ve always been different,

When you can finally see

When you finally see the world in a better mood, and human life isn’t too bad.

When I can sing my bird songs freely, When the grass is greener, and the baby birds learn to fly,

When the worms come out more plentiful, and food can last longer,

When my wings can grow longer, and the big rumbles from the gray below,

When the noise dies down and we live a happier and more plentiful life.

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When the walks become longer, and the people we love come closer,

When they call us and bring more of our kind home,

When cats and dogs are searched for, and there is room enough for all,

When the rivalry is delayed, and all may find their new home better,

When some finally see a good life that the older animals never knew was possible.

When we can return the favor and nature can regrow, When the Amazon becomes more lively, When the canals in Venice repopulate with dolphins,

When life shows more abundant than ever, and the explanation comes clear,

When the life everyone once understood becomes the life they could never dream of.

When humans and animals, When dogs and cats, When trees and plants, When earth and sky, When love, When kindness, When generosity, When justice, When everyone and everything, When life itself comes, When for a little while in this universe of wonders,

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When peace at last comes,

When we find contentment within our community and love in families,

When wars are stopped for a similar purpose and the events have not been found for years,

When nature and humans can become friends again, When… As I see the first meteor falling from its perch in the sky, As I sit here alone, As I think to myself, continuing the flow, And when.... And When you see the world clearly,

Through the negativity and annoyances of the people over quarantine,

Though hate, Though jealousy, Though want and need, And with our community, And with our families, And with pets, And with nature, With every fall there must be a way up With every scrape, a way to heal With every broken thing, a way to fix it With every one there must be another, With life there is hope

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With hope there is kindness With kindness there is friendship And with friendship is community And with community, And with family And with hope And with life You reach the conclusion of Love, the creator of life. A creator of all things. Love, the greatest of human intentions.

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