Student Poem:
Windy Day
By Autumn Kennedy
Why do the oak-leaves rustle?
aaaaBecause the wind is blowing, or
aaaaBecause a Spirit presses?
Why do their branches bow?
aaaaBecause the wind is blowing, or
aaaaBecause a King addresses?
Why do their trunks tilt to and fro?
aaaaBecause the wind is blowing, or
aaaaBecause a Dance progresses?
What seems to be two causes is but one.
A Spirit moves, therefore the leaves are playing,
A King is near, therefore the branches bow.
A Dance goes on, therefore the trees are swaying,
As they did in a Garden they do now.
The law of our universe is love,
Without it, Nature we learn nothing of.
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Autumn Kennedy is a rising freshman to New College Franklin from Cincinnati, OH. She loves big ideas, fairy-tales, dance, and driving with the windows down.
Student contributions to the Journal (in the form of essays, poetry, and short fiction) are made by examinees who have achieved an outstanding score on the particular test they took. You can see more of our students’ work here.
Published on 28th June, 2023.