Writer’s note: Ten Liberty High students — myself included — took a trip to New York City this past December, along with three teachers. We went for four days. We stayed at The Belnord Hotel in Manhattan we were supposed to stay at The Grant Hotel but it closed the day before and nobody told […]
Red, gold, copper, hews,
Her face lights up
In the embers skew
Dancing and twirling
Around the fire
Her eyes reflect
Her burning desire
The flames grow higher
As her heart pounds louder
She moves like the wind
Free and somber.
Editor’s note: This poem was written by Adrienne White, a senior at ARTech in Northfield.
I.
We’ll get to the bottom of this
on an empty stomach,
on an emptied day
When boredom struck
1200 mils
when boredom
struck gold,
golden fabric curtains
Killing time released
from the twisting of caps
we’ll make a toast
drinks all around–
“to this frightful train
we’re chugging down,”
mouth-bound;
and count
how much of the stuff […]
Editor’s note: This editorial drawing was originally submitted to Charter Vision in October 2004. It was, however, never published in our print edition and is now being released online. It was created by Charlie Hussman, a now-graduate of Northfield School of Arts and Technology. The full-resolution image is also available.