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      July 18, 2015ConnectionsNora Hunter

      I often find myself awake at absurd hours
      1, 2, 3, even 4 in the morning
      in search of the perfect cookie recipe,
      Inspirational pictures of places I’ll never visit,
      Or obscure tutorials on how to read minds
      There’s something comforting
      About the pale blue glow
      Floating against dark walls in my room
      Somehow, it’s restful in itself
      Knowing that the rest of my world is asleep
      And I can find peace in my palm-sized square of wonder
      Or perhaps,
      It’s the thought that maybe
      There’s someone else
      Restlessly lying in bed
      Gazing at lists of 100 Things to Do in New York on a Budget
      That makes me feel utterly connected
      With the outside world
      Even in my bed,
      With the soft morning sky
      Peeking through my windows

      from 2015 RYPA

      Nora Hunter (age 12)

      Why do you like to write poetry?

      “I like to write poetry because it’s not something everybody else does.”