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\n

Akiva Gershan<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

The grass is damp beneath my feet,<\/span><\/p>\n

springy with remaining rain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The clouds are breaking on the wind,<\/span><\/p>\n

their water sprinting for the drains.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Asphalt glistens, leaves are dripping,<\/span><\/p>\n

the earth is drowsy after drinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

I squint my eyes against the sun,<\/span><\/p>\n

now reflected, light is glinting.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I close my eyes, briefly blinded,<\/span><\/p>\n

feeling only the fresh light.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now the scent becomes the focus,<\/span><\/p>\n

un-distracted by my sight.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I clear my mind, deeply breathing,<\/span><\/p>\n

smell freshness left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scent is clean, of rain just passed.<\/span><\/p>\n

and new air flowing in, in kind.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Akiva Gershan <\/strong>is an alumnus from Passaic. He graduated in 2023, majoring in ITI alongside his double political science and creative writing minors. He has a love for stories, reading mostly fantasy novels but also spending time watching and participating in roleplay, through both tabletop games such as D&D and video games such as Grand Theft Auto.<\/span><\/p>\n

Akiva wrote this poem in a creative writing course taught by Professor Susan Miller. Miller selected this piece for inclusion in <\/span>WHR.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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