After days of rainfall in the greater Houston area, this week’s edition of Make It A Splendid Week highlights the rhythm, growth, and beauty in nature. Enjoy Fabiola’s painting The Reflection of the Moon and Dafne’s creative writing piece Love Poem for a Forest. Make It A Splendid Week!

Love Poem for a Forest

In the morning, the sun rises and animals begin to wake up.
My eyes hunt for trees beginning to welcome spring.
I cherish the beauty of their colors and flowers as they bloom.
I adore the humid, fresh air after a rain.
Nothing will separate us, not even a heavy rainstorm.
Our love is stronger than an army at war.
I will never damage your beauty or destroy you.
I treasure your silence and calmness that you give us.
In the evening, I run by you feeling happy.
And I whisper, “We’re in the forest!”
And forever, I will enjoy your beauty.

-Dafne, age 11

This entry is a part of our series “Make it a Splendid Week”! Follow along weekly to enjoy excerpts from The Splendid Review, an anthology of poems, short stories and autobiographies written by talented young writers engaged in the Periwinkle Arts In Medicine Program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers.