Poetry Contest Winners
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Winning Poems | May 2023
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNER
Saniya Krause 4th Grade Student, Ohrenberger School
I Love All Skin Tone
Nature comes in different colors red, white, or blue nature is special
Black, brown, Tan, white everyone is a masterpiece
No matter what country, town, or city you are from you are a masterpiece
I am special too.
Black, brown, Tan, white everyone is a masterpiece
No matter what country, town, or city you are from you are a masterpiece
I am special too.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNER
Lorelei Hill, 6th Grade Student, Curley School
Untitled
People are like plants
They rise in the light
And wilt in the shade
No one deserves to be in the shade
They rise in the light
And wilt in the shade
No one deserves to be in the shade
HIGH SCHOOL WINNER
John Maachi, 12th Grade Student, Boston Latin Academy
Spectrum
Forgive me, sun, for the wrongdoings of my fellow men,
who reject your light and send away your warmth
claiming it isn’t enough to make them happy.
Send all the wavelengths you can,
and even if we can’t see their beauty
I promise that something will.
In the face of a spectrum full of color,
how cruel must someone be to only accept one?
who reject your light and send away your warmth
claiming it isn’t enough to make them happy.
Send all the wavelengths you can,
and even if we can’t see their beauty
I promise that something will.
In the face of a spectrum full of color,
how cruel must someone be to only accept one?