I love the simplicity of such a short poem. I wrote the first one in high school and the second in college. As a high schooler, I felt quite scandalous using the word “naked” in my writing. But the second one rhymes, which you KNOW I love. Do you prefer one over the other?

The Most Beautiful Thing

by Sarah Steele

The most beautiful thing
I’ve ever seen
was a naked tree
with nothing on
but frost and snow.

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The most beautiful thing
I’ve ever seen
was my family at
the airport gates
when I came back
to the United States.

What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?

(Tip: Keep it to one sentence, but breaking up the lines makes for prettier poetry.)

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