Category: 2023-2024 Submissions

I’m from beach trips in the summer,
From Barbie dolls and soccer balls,
I am from “We’re going to be late”
And “Come on Braden”
I am from a lake house
Who never grew old,
I am from volleyballs and cheer competitions
which were always loud,
I am from old dogs
Who need extra care,
I am from a Memaw
And a Pepaw
I am from swimming pools no matter the weather,
From sleepovers with friends,
I am from an Oma,
And an Opa
I am from a wonderful home, with a wonderful family,
I am from Austin, Texas.

-A computer, to find your books
-The lady, who checks your book out insanely slowly
-The person who whispers, but is still loud as a tiger
-That one book, in the wrong spot
-The book cart, which is a new place every minute
-The shusher, who always shushes people who aren’t even loud

I used to be in their family portraits,
Now I’m nowhere to be seen,
I used to see them every day,
Now I never see them,
I used to walk past a friend,
Now I walk past a stranger

I used to be stupid but now I’m still stupid,
I used to see my best friend but not anymore,
I used to play soccer and luckily I still do,
I used to be clueless, still am,
I used to say googoogaga but now I can form sentences and write poems,
I used to be small but now I’m bigger and stronger than when I was a little boy.

When you look around every corner
you’ll see buildings like no other
new people you’ll discover
with stores home to thousands of gadgets
with a unique specialty of food.

I love summer
It makes me want to fly
The ocean hitting the shore
The sunset on the sand
I wish summer could last forever
I love summer

A white pair of pants
Some blue socks
My uniform shirt
A hat
A belt
Some cleats
My Baseball bag
My glove
And my smile

I know when everyone wakes
And goes to whatever place they may go
If they eat healthy or not
And when they play
I am Day

On day one of being alive
I thought I was gonna be an only child
And then my brother who has a twin
Came into my house hold

My brother can be as nice as a nun
Or as evil as satan himself
But besides how he acts
We do share a lot of memories

Like the big oak tree next door
Or the black spotted gray dog we had
Or when he jumped off a chair and broke his leg
Or The one time he stole my piggy bank

All these memories are fun to remember
But what really matters is that i’m not
The only child anymore.
In fact I have 3 siblings including
My brother.

Space is massive.
All the stars and planets,
What a place to be.
The black image,
Racing comets and stars!
Endless amounts coming.

Could you travel
The galaxy of darkness?
Who knows what could happen,

The vast majority.
Nobody could tell,
How big it is.
On forever,
So massive.
No one discovered,
A different place.