Poetry Written by Junior Authors
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Dice
Square, shiny
pearly white
smooth corners
black
dots
rolling numbers
spinning,
stopping
answer-giving
move your mark
on the
board
play a game
play it fair
roll a one and a
two
then a three, next a four
after five, there's a six
tumbling,
clinking
bouncing, bouncing
dice.
by Malaika Walsh, age 10
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Salt and Pepper
Salt and Pepper
Go together
One is salty
One is spicy,
One’s for taste
And one’s for heat,
Salt and Pepper
Can’t be beat!
Salt and Pepper
Go together
One makes you pucker up
One makes you sneeze,
One is from the sea
And one is from a leaf,
Salt and Pepper-
More please!
by Jamie Leung, age 12
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The Dead House
The path to the house is un-kept,
In the garden, nothing blooms.
All is still and quiet except,
For the little bird in the bushes by the path.
The once-white paint is now yellow and old,
The shutters are closed quite tight.
Someone's home is now still and cold,
The bird builds a nest in the attic.
The windows need scrubbing,
The floors need love and care.
The mantelpiece needs dusting,
The bird trills his song long and loud.
The flowers in the garden are dead,
The roses are fading away.
The wood rots in the flowerbed,
The bird hunts for seeds in the dirt.
I don't know what happened,
I probably never will.
All is quiet and still except,
For the little bird in the bushes by the path.
by Nicole Taylor, age 12
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Crabby, Crabby, Crab
Crabby, crabby
Crab on my window
Crabby, crabby
Crab on my window
Crabby, crabby, crab!
by James Donham, age 6
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