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"S. Lavelle"
23 July 2002 / Avalon, Catalina

On green and white with tearing stripes,
Sarah smiles while she writes
her private words on fine, blue lines.

With legs pulled up, upon the couch,
those maple eyes dart all around,
drawing glances from the crowd.

They live their lives the lighter
and think, “she’s just another writer,”
but she’s a little brighter.

M. Benjamin Spotts: .

Note: On the first trip I took to Catalina in 2002 I met a young girl named S. L. She was sitting on a couch, writing. I wrote the poem and left it in her journal. We became dear friends later on.