First Place:
Sylvia Claire
Onorato of New Milford, Connecticut
for Moss:
Moss with
your green frill,
you smile
a bumpy smile at me
as you creep
and crawl
upon the
forest floor
and onto
rocks of centuries.
Second Place:
Roxana L.Condon
of Tacoma, Washington
for My
Life is Like an Ocean:
My life is like an Ocean,
People everywhere.
My life is like an Ocean,
I'll swim out if I dare.
My life is like an Ocean,
Predators stalking me.
My life is like an Ocean,
My life is like a sea.
My life is like an Ocean,
A place you never knew.
My life is like an Ocean,
And I'm floating in the blue.
Third Place:
Jack Krone
of Johnston, Iowa
for Who
Killed My Frog?
Where is my dog,
Oh, he killed my frog.
Or was it my cat,
I would say "skat, skat, skat."
Or was it my bunny,
He's not very funny.
No, I think it was my fishes.
You live in deep dishes.
Or was it my hermit crab
with its fake taxi cab.
Well, my frog lived on that dock
and I found him dead under a rock.
Runner-Up
Winners Listed in No Specific Order:
Rachel Siedenburg
of Johnston, Iowa
for I
Dreamed I was My Cousin:
I dreamed
I was my cousin
In her room
Standing on the carpet
Feeling girly.
Austin Makins
of Fowlerville, Michigan
for
If I was a Soccer Ball:
If I was a soccer ball
I'd play soccer.
I'd fly around,
I'd get kicked out of bounds.
If I was a soccer
ball.
Derek Gupta
of Findlay, Ohio
for Little
Gray Mouse
Andrew 'Drew'
White of Knoxville, Tennessee
for Mushrooms:
Mushrooms are awesome
but they don't even have one blossom.
You'd have to be a fool
to touch a poisonous toad stool.
Mushrooms sometimes even glow
if the wind doesn't blow. (hopefully)
Joshua Layton
of Harrington, Delaware
for Joshua
Squashua!:
My name is Joshua.
Don't call me Squashua!
I hate to eat squash,
Just call me Josh.
If you call me Joshy,
you can't call me Squashy.
I hate name trouble.
I hate it on the double.
Michelle
Mathews of Mandeville, Louisiana
for Fork:
Oh me, oh my
I ate my mom's fork.
What shall I do?
Oh, I'm such a dork,
I ate my mom's fork.
It was hard to chew,
but I got it through.
Oh me, oh my, what shall I do?
Steven Brantley
of Jacksonville, Florida
for I
Know a Car:
I know a car,
His name is Fred.
He lives in a jar,
Under the bed.
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