Caroline's poem
Caroline won first place for her grade in our library's poetry contest! She couldn't go to the event since it conflicted with her band concert. She got a blue ribbon and certificate.Here is her poem:
Beach
Calm and wide,
Warm, outside.
Green seaweed, amber sand
Bubbly waves kiss the land.
Seagulls speak, begging for food,
Putting people in a sad mood.
Colorful umbrellas dot the sand.
Striped towels, laid on the land.
That's the beach
All warm like a peach.
This is what the judge said: Who hasn't been dreaming of the beach during this long snowy winter and drizzly spring? With just a few words Caroline's poem captures the essential elements of the beach experience and allows the read to feel as though he is on a warm quiet strip of sand. Great imagery!
A neighbor who's daughter won for seventh grade chased us down the street to tell caroline how much she liked her poem.
There were over 530 poems entered! So proud of my little writer!
posted by Kathryn @ 6:44 PM
1 Comments:
Go Caroline! That's a great poem and reminds me of my fun beach days just a few weeks ago...
And congrats to Josh too!
Love all the pictures of the kids! Thanks for keeping me posted!
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