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Student Intern: Kyle Rich

Kyle Rich: "Mushroom"

Mushroom

We once were renowned

For color and vibrancy

Bright enough to awe

Sprawling over ground

As Earth’s first-born

We once ruled the globe

How soon we were pushed

Beneath younger ferns

Relinquished to the dark

We reconcile with death

Living quiet and simple

under shrub and bark

Too delicate for mobility

We are seldom noticed

Though we’ve learned

To survive on austerity

But for those who seek

Knowledge and opinion

Come with calm and patience

Listen to how we speak