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Young Writers Project: Lightning Bug Kisses

Vermont Public | By Erin Bundock

Published July 18, 2016 at 8:00 AM EDT

Erin Bundock, 18, of Shelburne is a writer and artist who is working this summer as an intern with Young Writers Project. This poem is accompanied by a “frisket,” a multi-layered painting that she created starting with one line and building on it. ";s:

Lightning Bug Kisses

By Erin Bundock, 18, Shelburne

She's sweeter than
lightning bug kisses,
or dandelion wishes on a Sunday afternoon.
She's the moon's child,
caught here until she finds
her return address on one of the fallen stars.