If I was allowed to create a wonder  

I would take– 

The smell of the Clorine in the sizzling hot swimming pool, 

The bubble gum pink petals falling off the cherry blossom trees in spring, 

Homemade cookies fresh out of the oven. 

I would take  

The gritty sand beneath my toes while the scorching sun is burning on my back as I watch the triumphant blue ocean crashing against the ash grey rocks.  

I would take the sound of 

Drizzly rain tumbling onto my uneven dusty brick driveway, 

The Brazilian toucan’s croaking in the muggy rainforest. 

I would take  

The feeling of not being able to go back when my chalky hands grip the bars at gymnastics. 

I would take the taste of  

An ice cream Sunde at a five-star restaurant on my birthday, 

A fruit salad with every color of the rainbow on it 

By Emma Clark