Stirling University

The rain falls And the trees gasp And their leaves cascade Around the feet of a boy, whose trembling hand Is reaching out for the first time to meet the autumn land. Everything comes to pass, And the rain falls And the rivers breathe And their banks swell Over the boys wizened feet, who bore him over sky-sung hills And into valleys where herons lent him the secret languages from their bills, Which now he offers back to the long rain In exchange for having lived.

The sunset beamed through the waves astride the island, Etching the light into the cliffs, the sea, And the grass below my feet As the sky slept in a violet cloak overhead. Standing there, I felt the entirety of myself Coursing through the whole of it, Until every reflection I’d ever made Was written through the world. The cold wind cradled me, In every shade I’d ever worn, And I think I was struck with euphoria. And I looked to where you might’ve stood, Waiting for your laug

I was spinning, Laid back in the middle of the merry-go-round. The stars,  As I spun, Were like snowflakes- Falling in flurries, But never touching the ground. For a moment, I too was a star, Falling, And my lips were chapped but I was smiling, And those winter fireflies were spiraling Higher and wider- The universe expanding. It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. And with human hubris I was convinced that in turn- All that infinite beauty was watching me. Stardust w

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The village seems dead till the clock hits seven, But then escapes from the clutches of heaven. From a village that lacked any noise or sound To a flourishing fair which left me astound. Children went knocking door after door, as they go: "Trick or treat!", they shout then lo! A hand of candy drops into their bag And then to the next door, their feet drag. Don't forget about the best treat of all. It isn't any sort of candy, big nor small. Look to the left—and then you’ll see

“You're different today, Austin,” Chris said, cocking his head towards his best friend. They were walking home together After receiving a sceptical side-eye from Austin, Chris hurriedly corrected his statement. “Not in a bad way! You just seem happier, you know?”  Austin was happier. Not for any reason he could tell Chris, though. No, this was a secret Austin would be forced to carry for the rest of his life. Not that he minded. Austin had chosen his fate with joy and even t

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