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Moonlight Songs
Alicia
Power, Port Carling, ON
Diamonds dance across the water
Winking gently at the land
Singing to the opal moon
That casts its light o’er stars and sand.
Synaesthetic songs abound
In everything the eye can see
Casting shadows over truth
Illuminating what could be.
Some who see it see a sky
Above a lake of midnight blue.
But some who see it see a sign
That all the world is bright and new.
Dead and buried
Natasha
Pearson, Georgina, ON
I see the dead roses
Right beside you
But you’re gone
I tried to move on
But you were my strength
Anything that was mine
Is gone away now
Anything that was alive
Is dead and buried
I wrote a thousand things
But it’s been raining forever
And I’m torn
I see you’re face everywhere I go and I get excited
Anything that was mine
Is gone away now
Anything that was alive
Is dead and buried
I’ve gone blind
I can’t see
I’ve gone deaf
I can’t hear
But I see the dead roses
Right beside you
But you’re gone
Boredom
Rachel
Phipps, Scarborough, ON
Is like the sails of
A ship when the wind’s
Not up.
Like endless black
Numbers on a plan,
White, sheet.
Boredom is your
Own cage
But you have the key.
Perky Puck Play
Drew
Crawford, Brechin, ON
The new NHL has a beginning and end,
The swish of skaetes, the whirr of the puck,
Two terrific teams trying, one out of luck
The new NHL has a beginning and end.
Referees, forwards, defensemen and goalies
Blend their skills like a mix of guacamole,
Quick reflexes, no time to think,
Puck in the goal crease, as quick as a wink.
The new watches, the puck chuckles,
Coaches observe with white knuckles,
Skates dance, sticks chatter,
The whole scene is full of clatter.
A speeding, suspenseful scoring sensation of seven,
Capturing the Stanley cup – rockets one team to
heaven.
Fans wave flags and hold onto clover,
Deafening cheers when the game is over.
Gentle Giants
Nicholas
Sicard, Kanata, ON
Huge underwater
mammals
Swimming quietly
Splashing with
their flukes
Fighting with
giant squid
Never swallow
people
Only swallow
plankton
Water shooting out
of blowhole
Helping them to
breathe
Whales leap out of
the water
The sun shining on
their back
Sometimes swimming
in packs
Sometimes swimming
alone
Baby whales are
born live
Getting food from
mom to survive
Caring parents
show them the way
So they can be
safe
They have huge
heads
And they’re gray,
brown and black
They live in
oceans
Diving underwater
Playing with their
calves
They swim in deep
waters
Surrounded by
other fish
Such gentle
beautiful mammals
Bringing peace to
the ocean waters
Whistling softly
To their calves
Songs of happiness
Songs of love
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