A LITERARY JOURNAL PUBLISHING STANDOUT TEEN WRITERS AGES 13-19
Perennial Sweet Alyssum
by Jonathan Charles Stephens (United States)
November 2021
Audio: "Perennial Sweet Alyssum," read by Jonathan Charles Stephens
Frantically bloom in that certain spring room
whilst flurries spackle in a somewhat summer's heat,
the autumn dew refracts your leaved cheek—
such seasons never quite pass.
Ingrain yourself in a wild honey;
flail a standing ovation with petaled hands
All to beckon for that springs’ encore.
Five too many seasons passed that year
all of which
felt wasted and drowned
in the sweltering winter.
Continue to bloom
passionately evergreen
to maybe become
unlike this inconspicuous season.
Footnote:
Alyssum are a kind of flowering plant that are considered perennial. They can survive a light frost and spread in their small-chested wingspan. Thus, they tend to work as a subtle background texture to other plants, elevating the arrangement or natural occurrence through quiet competence.
Jonathan Charles Stephens, age 17, lives in New Jersey and spends his time hula hooping, collecting flowers to press, telling jokes, and writing about the world around him. With this poem he aimed to articulate his pandemic experience and hopes that you will find meaning both in and beyond that frame.
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Vee
3/9/24, 12:43 AM
This was absolutely a good read! 😃
Ushing Mya
11/24/23, 4:42 PM
I'm amazed by your deep perception towards little things of life! Keep glowing dear Taieba.
Fatima Ismail
10/4/23, 10:28 AM
I'll like to see more of your writing
Fatima Ismail
10/4/23, 10:26 AM
Gsk I love it!
dont care
10/3/23, 7:58 PM
womp womp
Andrea
9/29/23, 2:03 AM
Andrea
9/29/23, 2:03 AM
Wow..just wow. Ridiculous words I know. I just stumbled across your poem as this is my first time on the website and I landed this masterpiece. As an immigrant myself, I could relate to several aspects of this. Your use of imagery, symbolism, and allusion is outstanding
Lola
9/17/23, 8:43 AM
Powerful. Spreading the truth some don't think about, some don't have to worry about. A great and strong piece.
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Aisha Yaakub
8/25/23, 10:35 PM
Excellent and amazing