A Mid-Winter Night’s Dream

  • 2024 silver Key in scholastic Art and Writing Award 

In January 2022, I had a dream about this girl in the painting. I’ve always loved astronomy, and her hair was just like a bright galaxy painting and a northern blue butterfly. We were in space together, only me and her. We were flying around the universe, finding other inhumane species, and ecosystems until it was almost time for me to wake up. This image was my last memory of her. She turned around smiling at me for the last time whilst golden leaves started to cover her whole body. Her smile brought me an inexplicable feeling of adoration and peace. Even till now, I have been trying to dream this same dream again because she made me feel special.
— Bonnie