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The ten waterfalls
Were nice and shining.
They led to an ocean
That was a mile deep.
* * *
The small waterfall
Is like a dagger
And the big waterfall
Is like a sword.
And the great big waterfall
Is like a shield.
* * *
I didn’t see the moon set
I just saw the sun rise.
—from 2016 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
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Why do you like to write poetry?
Ishaan Praitis: “Because I want to be a poet someday.”