On July 31, 2024
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The Pond

Green Mountain Tales

By Izzy Gieder

I look out onto the pond, at the ducks happily swimming, at the frogs hopping from rock to rock and at the people kayaking. I hear the crickets and birds, as the sun just barely peeks through the mountains. The sky is a beautiful display of red, orange, pink and yellow. I wish I could stay, look at it forever, but I must carry on with the day that awaits me.

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