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Anna's Trunk

by Danielle P.
Minnesota, WDSE

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Anna stood at the edge of the deck,
her eyes filled with tears,
watching her homeland disappear.
A tear trickled down her face.
In her arms she clutched tightly a small, wooden trunk.
It was 1892
Anna was on a boat,
a boat full of people sailing to America.

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