The Singer
By Penelope Purchase
six years old
walking
by the dying garden, singing
the poem painted
on the old gate
bring flowers, bring
flowers, not
roses but lilies
in showers…
a hard look–
a glare
bring tulips &
daisies…
she laughs. silly
girl.
stop singing
that
don’t you know
you can’t sing
silence
tulips
& daisies
& daffodils sweet…
for the girl who is still
on
her
feet.
Introducing the writer
Introducing the writer
Penelope Purchase is a junior at Berkeley High school. When not at school or doing homework, she loves playing badminton, writing short stories, and reading anything and everything she can get her hands on. Her favorite author is Roshani Chokshi.