Poetry Contest Winners
The chosen selection for the June, 2009 poetry contest is:
Tien
Name of Poem: Appreciation
My love for a variety of colors
Autumn leaves in the fall
The sun glistening in my eyes
The primary colors of orange-ish and red-ish sky
Numerous vines in the tree
Surround and is full of glee
White, blazing smile while feeling felicitous
Round, ivory sun while under the polka dot unbrellas at Atlantic City
Calmness at the beginning of the day
Bashful people in a unique way
Fresh green grass while sitting at the hilltop
Chilren running and giggling
These are the things I love
Tien wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Thanks for sending in your poem Tien. Keep on writing!
The chosen selection for the May, 2009 poetry contest is:
David, Grade 3
Pleasant Hill Elementary
Name of Poem: Loneliness
Loneliness is gray
It sounds like crickets at night
It smells like dew
It tastes like dust
It looks like nobody's around you
Loneliness feels like your hands when you wake up early.
David wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. What a great poem David! Thanks for sharing!
The chosen selection for the April, 2009 poetry contest is:
Drew, Grade 7
Worth Junior High
Name of Poem: Amazing
I regret
When the gleaming, beautiful sun started to set,
I know this was an image I'd never forget,
The sun shining bright,
As it slowly started to diminish out of sight,
Behind the rigid, rocky mountains.
I regret
How I saw the view for a limited amount of time,
For the existing time, I was sublime,
Imagining the beautiful colors of the salmon-like, orange fire ball,
I knew it was indeed a view,
That was peaceful and relaxing, too,
Overall I don't regret
Seeing the sun...
Set.
Drew wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Beautiful poem Drew! Keep on reading, writing and playing with words!
The chosen selection for the February, 2009 poetry contest is:
Sarah, Grade 5
Lowell School
Name of Poem: The Ocean
As pretty as anything can be,
out swims the creatures happy and free,
inside their homes their heads peak out,
happy and playful without a doubt,
as the wind blows the plants toward the sand,
they wash up to the open land.
Sarah wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Nice poem Sarah! Keep them coming.
The chosen selection for the January, 2009 poetry contest is:
Genevieve, Grade 5
Vista Woodland Intermediate School
Name of Poem: Calendar
It flips from day to day.
Counting down the months away.
A day,
A week,
A month,
A year,
All gone, but all so dear.
Genevieve wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Great job Genevieve. Keep on reading, writing and playing with words!
The chosen selection for the November, 2008 poetry contest is:
Ronnie, Grade 8
Vista Del Mar School, Los Angeles
Name of Poem: Black
Is it just a color? - No
It's probably your mother
Black means something
Black is the color of my skin
Black is the color within
Black fights
Black can be as clam as midnight
Black is not a metaphor or simile
You know what black is?
Black is me
Ronnie wins a copy of the book The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. Great job Ronnie. Keep on writing!
The chosen selection for the October, 2008 poetry contest is:
Jaime, Grade 7
Hubble Middle School
Name of Poem: Realize
A tingle, a tangle, a tackle, a twist.
Everything changes in the warm summer mist.
You see the kids playing... baseball, hopscotch, tag,
But your sitting there alone holding your mitten and your bag.
Nobody likes you in this cruel, negative place.
So your still sitting there and tying your shoelace.
A tear falls from your eye as your lip starts to quiver.
You began to feel cold as you start to shiver.
Kids look at you crying and dont give a care.
Not even a "Hi" or "Hello" to spare.
What devils you think in your mind.
Because nobody wants or even thinks to be kind.
Its a shame that kids dont want to be your friend.
You hope this life is a dream and its all pretend.
But no its not, its real.
But have you ever thought of the things you have... like a hot cooked meal?
Or a roof over your head, or a nice, comfortable bed.
So you look at your mom and dad in the eye
And know that your lucky, their not in the sky.
So before you think that your life is bad,
Think happy thoughts of what you do have.
Jaime wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Great job Jaime. Keep on reading, writing and playing with words!
The winner of the September, 2008 poetry contest is:
Ruhee, Grade 1
Zydus School for Excellence, India
Name of Poem: Scary Things
I am afraid of dark shadows
That pop up at night.
I am scared of looking down
from mountain heights.
I am afraid of lizards
Resting on the wall.
Earthworms and spiders
Which creep and crawl.
I am afraid of the witch
Who flies on the broom.
Fast cars frighten me too
When they go zoom vroom!
When I grow big
These fears will not stay.
Like a strong, brave girl
I will drive them away!
Ruhee wins a copy of my poetry journal Strange World. Ruhee - keep reading,
writing and playing with words.
The winner of the August, 2008 poetry contest is:
Colb, Grade 2
Henking School
Name of Poem: Pigs and Noodles
It's raining pigs and noodles,
And maybe even poodles.
Assorted prunes and carrots,
And sometimes even parrots.
It's raining pens and pickles,
And sourness in the air.
And now it's raining nickels,
With money everywhere.
It's also raining dimes,
And are falling through the air.
People are getting richer,
And that's not really fair.
It's raining pigs and pens,
And there's a big fat hen.
They're falling faster and faster,
"I have to build a pen!"
Colb wins a copy of my CD Kiss The Fish. Good work Colb.
Keep reading, writing, and playing with words!
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