Hushed overhead, not one cloud passes by

In the brush, gone but a damselfly

The lake’s whispers shy 

The old fox pauses, ever so sly.

Ripples of sound waves glide past the plains

The evergreen forest struggles out of its chains

Comes crashing down, though not like the rains 

But the wise conifer tree, not in vain.

In its place lives an ecosystem to grow

It’s fulfilled and in its place, a river will flow

A new slate for a first ever snow

The frosty winds will sing and blow.

A moment of silence for the conifer tree

Rattled the woods, though not for eternity

Life runs beyond the sizeable sea

A moment of silence for the conifer tree.

Biography

My name is Arjun Ravi, and I’m in 9th grade at American Heritage School Broward. I’m interested in field sciences and astronomy. I own a crested gecko.

What is your main source of inspiration?

I’m inspired by the natural world and how things work.

What motivated you to write this piece, and what is its message?

I wrote this piece because I thought it was a good reflection on how things come and go. It demonstrates the importance of when things leave and when new things arrive.