In dark night, a little, naive girl smiles
Stepping on her motherland, bright eyes open
She looks around, one new world compiles
Strange yet enchanting feelings awaken
From riding horses in boundless prairie
Wind whispering by her ears: free, roaring
Watching sunset from snow mountain, over there
By the sparkled, untamed river, singing
To traveling afar to the great Qin,
Observing construction of the Great Wall
Visiting prosperous Tang, which had been
Golden age of culture before its fall
Lots have changed, but she still wants to keep on
exploring, like before, by nearing dawn
Grade: 10
Bethesda
Shenzhen, China
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
I wish that I’ll be able to travel around the world with my loved ones and not need to worry about anything.
My parents and grandmother