Category: 2020-21 Submissions

large cats
with the sharpest teeth
living on their own in the wild
hunting
pouncing

feared by many
striped like zebras
terrifying
but a beautiful part of nature
Tigers

with a loud roar
roar!

All the kids at school,
They always look the same.
They always wear pink and blue lenses in their glasses frame.

But even so, I think I’m different.
‘cause when I put them on,
My eyes get blurry,
I fill with fury
And have to take them off.

So one day I thought to change
These glasses that I wore,

I took them all the way down town
To fix them at the store.

The lady picked them off,
Looked at me and gasped,
“You want to change your glasses frame?”
She looked at me,
floored.

“Yeah, they don’t feel comfortable-”
“I guess you’re one of those.
Walk yourself out of my store
And make sure the door will close.”

outside in the cold,

i tugged hard at my lace.

i tried my best to cry but the tears froze on my face

i didn’t know what to do
i shivered and I cried,
“I wish there was a purple lens to put right here inside.”

Then something touched my shoe; really could it be-?
A special little purple lens designed just for me.
The lady in the shop, her face turned on a frown,
“I thought I’d let you have these.
Now leave and don’t turn ‘round.”

I smiled at her greatly, then turn my head to run,
The next day that I go to school I’ll wear these, just for fun.

I woke up the next morning and turned to my right,
Both lenses sitting on my nightstand as I squealed in delight.
This is the day, I found a way to see things just just right.

I push the school doors open, with a face just filled with glee,
But when I turned and saw the kids
They all just laughed at me.

But somehow in my heart,
I knew they fit just fine.
At least now I could see all their faces half the time.

They screamed, laughed and gasped,
They called me a disgrace,

But I just turned by head up

And pushed my glasses up my face.

Where you sleep,
where you eat,
for some of you,
that may just be meat,
where you meet,
where you greet,
where you rest,
where you nest,
we all love a good.
Home.

Glass

Life is a piece of glass
so PAINFUL yet so BEAUTIFUL
It never has been easy darling
And never will
It comes in many shapes and sizes
life can be a shard of glass
So painful but so clear
You want to take it but all you get is a cut and even more fear
It can be little to big things that hurt you but trust me it will cut you really fast
life is no castle with princesses and kings
life is a piece of glass

WHAM!
A wave splats over me
Like a playful slap in the face

The sun
Is a glowing marble
That tans me

The waves
Pile on top of each other
And strike

The wind
Blows hard
Cooling the sun
Strengthening the waves

The waves
build up in a
Blue
Shiny
Clear heap
And rushes forward

It crashes down
In foam
And rushes down
To shore

Bending down
Gets me more wet
And lets me have more fun

There are hot patches
And cold patches
In the Ocean waves
They both freshen everything

It’s difficult to get out of
The ocean
The waves pull me in
And I don’t want
To get out

I watch the little flame flicker
Dancing around creating a (( glow ))
Growing taller.

Smells releasing into the air
The glass getting hotter
The wick turning blacker .

A light in the dark
Yellow and red
A a flickering dancing flame

Outside is a cluttered jungle of rain, the tall trunks of water
Reaching up to the leaves, the crown of the tree, the cloud
That canopies over the sky, looming over everything, from the ground it is a dark cave, where there is no light.

Out through the window the pearls come fast, with the reflecting light
Shining through them, and a rainbow growing in a spray of water.
Inside is like being enveloped in a snug and cozy cloud.

After, a fog has settled on the ground, like the clouds
Have come down to say hello, at last the light
Comes peering through, iridescent on the fog’s droplets of water.

A perfect morning, full of forests of water, snug clouds, and sparkling beads of light falling.

I listen to the steady breeze
And I hear the dogs barking
I hear screeching tires as if
A teenager is practicing their parking

I hear the kids playing
Then I look over and they’re on the swing
All they’re doing is swaying
Smiling
Laughing
Giggling

*
I
See
The tree.
So beautiful,
In all of its glory.
With the star on top,
And presents at the base,
And all the people with joy on
their
face.
Christmas was coming,
now Christmas is here,and christmas is my favorite,time of year.Merry christmas everybody.

Friendship it can be anything it’ll have its ups and down
A wild roller coaster
One moment you’ll be best friends the next you’ll finish the ride.

Anything will change
Everything will change
Friendship can last forever or be broken instantly.
The ride will last so long or just end the next second.
Anyway you act can end it anyway you feel ends it
If you act badly you won’t enjoy the time you have as much
You could have something that lasts lifetimes or end it in an instant.

The greatest of friendships will last forever
The greatest memories of the ride will last forever
You just have to have a good time.