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      July 16, 2016The Ghost of the Ticket SellerXanthe McElroy

      He arrives
      no more than a lingering soul
      He sells no more than a piece of air
      to only what he believes is there
      He calls the prices
      to the lonely station
      Nobody waits in the night-time outdoors
      But still he sells the absent tickets
      He calls a lunch break
      and off he goes
      Packing up his bag
      He floats to the streets below
      Where the owls hoot in the distance
      He returns still selling
      Nothing real disturbs him

      from 2016 RYPA

      Xanthe McElroy (age 9)

      Why do you like to write poetry?

      “I like writing poetry because I can pour my imagination out onto the page. I can write about anything—from fighting pirates to hugging bears, and it feels like my words just dance out onto the page, as I have more ideas, I can simply add more, there’s no limit to my words!”