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Hope Has a Name

Author: Elena Laden
Year: Hope

I am a withered flower, scorched by life's relentless sun.

One blow, and I turn into dust.

She is my sprout. She takes my hand and says, 'Hold on tight!' and I hold; she pulls me along and says, 'Mom, let's go,' and I go.

Hope has a name: Alisa!