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October 24, 2026

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Hanna Boudreau ’28


Apr162026A Tree’s Greeting

Cherry Blossom boughs, Bows down to me. They say, “Hello, sweet.” Sweet is the smell of the air.  Birch tree limbs shake, Shake my...

Hanna Boudreau ’28

Jan292026s n o w

s   n       o        w cover me—hide me—when I am overcome with woe              s          n                o                         w comfort me—console me—when I...

Hanna Boudreau ’28

Oct12026Wild

by Hanna Boudreau ’28 on October 1, 2026


A blonde poet with eyes of sky,
Sat beneath a wisping willow
Watching a fluffy gosling waddle.
Upon its neck, a woven wreath
Of tangled vines and flowers.
The poet breathed in the petrichor,
The earthy scent of rainfall meeting soil.
A rumor whispered in the gale,
A fallacious promise of clarity.
But as the thunder crashed,
She saw through the storm’s disguise.
She threw the window open wide,
And let the wild gale rush in,
To defenstrate her papers there,
Scattering verses through the crisp air.

Oct302025After the Hand Withdrew

Frankenstein’s creature was born not from dust,but from trembling hands that feared their own genius.The spark of life given to him was like the firewhich Prometheus stole from the heavens.And oh, what destructionthe kidnapped, red flower has caused,by stirring the flesh which should have stayed sleeping.All caused by a twisted creator who could not handlethe […]

Hanna Boudreau ’28




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