Category: 2022-23 Submissions

The first season gets warmer with time
The season make the green appear again
The season makes the butterflies rise
The season tells us the year begins

The second season is the hottest time of the year
The season makes the green appear brighter
The season tells the squirrels to get food for the next season
The season tells us we finished the first half of the year

The third season gets colder with time
The season makes the green fade away
The season makes the butterflies fly away
The season tells us we are near the end of the year

The last season is the coldest time of the year
The season make the green disappear fully
The season make the bears hibernate
The season tells us we are at the end of the year

And the seasons repeat all over again.

December’s here
Christmas is near
nights cold
sky is bold
alone
hours of people passing them happily
bags and baskets filled with toys
but nothing for what Christmas is for
left to rot
not given a thought
alone
shivering
derelict.

Growing up is a part of life

You enjoy it not give it up

You grow up every day

Your hair gets longer

You grow taller

You become stronger

You fight better

Don’t think your like

The others your not

Don’t be like others

Unique is a word for a

For a reason

Today is a sad day,
Kwade couldn’t slay the day,
Because what happened changed her way.

Today she won’t see her dog,
Because today was the last day.
But today was the day-
When her mom also passed away.

A normal day she supposed,
Instead, a car accident caused two lives,
Precious and wise.

So then she cried and cried,
Until she died inside-
Alone with no one left,
Sadly away.

The man on the moon doesn’t come down

He’s frozen in time no way to get out

His tears froze him in

No way to fly out

He just wants to break free

But his sadness is unique

He wants to go home but to what

His family is not here for him anymore

He needs sadness not happiness

He’s stuck in a nightmare that you can’t get out of

He’s stuck no way to get out

He knows he won’t love anymore

Because he’s the man on the moon who nobody

Will remember not even him

Growing up is a part of life

You enjoy it not give it up

You grow up every day

Your hair gets longer

You grow taller

You become stronger

You fight better

Don’t think your like

The others your not

Don’t be like others

Unique is a word for a

For a reason

I see a rainbow but not in the sky but in a field of flowers

.I hear the wind howling like a hungry wolf at night.

Petals soft as snow soothes you. The smell of the flowers blooming the pink flowers like strawberries and the red flowers smell like roses ready to strike.

I see my dog sticking his head out the window with his tongue sticking out
I see dogs chasing each other, one the chasie and one the chaser
I see trees
smooth pointy rocks
soft wet grass comforting your footsteps
I see a ball being thrown by its owner for the dog to run after like its life depends on it

I hear dogs barking, panting, and splashing around in the water
I hear a dogs muddy footprints running by
I hear grownups talking about how cute and funny their dog looks

I feel the soft but wet coat of my dog brushing against me
I feel dogs tails wagging so hard that they hurt when they hit you
I feel the wet kisses of slobbery love

I smell the somewhat stinky water of the creek
I smell my wet, stinky, tired, happy, dog going home from the dog park

Presents waiting,
Trees waiting
Kids running,
Rip rip;
Presents happy,
Everyone happy,
Except for the parents;
Want to go back to bed,
In the comfort of the blanket.

The crow looked down at me
The night is cold
Staring at the sea
The crow looked old
I stared into its eyes to see
A crow who looked very, very…
bold.