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The Star Sewer

July 14, 2024
By LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
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I thread my needle with starlight and close my eyes, soaring up up up

clouds my stepping stones in this vast lake of blue

needle and thread in tow

wind rushing past with a whispered hello

and the moon turns and smiles

glistening all the while

so I leap and dance, for the sky

is my oyster and the starlight my paintbrush.

And if all the stars align I just might

sew a little something tonight

and watch as 

a star

is born, sparkling on this

fabric of the night 


The author's comments:

Lucy Steward is a high school junior in New York City. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and appeared in the Authoethnographer, Humans of the World, Poet’s Choice, Sad Girl Diaries, and Teen Ink. A writer,  poet, and lover of history she is currently working on her first novel and is constantly slipping into fantasies that feel as real as the world around her. Lucy is also a classically trained pianist, a songwriter, and in a rock band. As anyone does, she loves a good night's sleep.


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