Poetry Contest Honorable Mentions 1997

Armijo Library

Coffee

Ebony pools, rich and dark.
Your tangible warmth breaks through
clouds like a breath on a cold winter day
Circling above your mouth.
You, giver of clear-headedness.
Chasing away morpheus and his powerful touch.
You give life to our minds,
But as you give, you take away our power.
Addictive like a lover's kiss
Together we melt into one person,
I the dependent, you the powerful
You tempt us, and we search you out with yearning lips.
Daily I need you; without you I cannot survive.
You, the one thing I cannot turn away.

Bowie High School
12th Grade

My Little Brother

My little brother
I cry when he hits me but
Mom tells him to stop
He misses me while I'm
in school.

Alamo Elementary School
1st Grade

Untitled

They are hunters that society has created,
They are men and women.
Some are good but most are evil.
Some hunt for revenge
And others hunt for survival.
They hunger to see their victims' blood;
With their hands like leather,
Not feeling the pain
That is inflicted on their sacrifice,
Their devious schemes for destruction
Are at times planned
but sometimes are on impulse.
And no one will ever know the cause of their rage.

Bowie High School
12th Grade

Bookmobile

Not entries this year.

Cielo Vista Library

My Teacher

My teacher
is a good,
and wonderful
woman.
My teacher is "O.K."
but she gives me homework.

My teacher
is the best
teacher I have
ever had
in my life.
She is sooo nice
with aaaaall the
kids, and she is
sooooo pretty...
BUT SHE STILL
GIVES ME HOMEWORK!!!!

MacArthur Middle School
7th Grade

I Wonder

I wonder what it feels like to have a father.
I have heard and read about fathers.
Because of that, I know fathers are cool.
They are always there when you need them, and
your heart gets full of love when you see them.

I said, I wonder what it feels like to have a father
Because I never had one, at least , not my real father.
I wonder if God will ever give me the opportunity to live with my father again.
All I want is for my heart to get full of love when
I see him...my father.

Burges High School
9th Grade

Me

If I were a bird,
I'd fly to the sun.
If I were a grasshopper,
I'd hop 'til I'm done.
But since I'm not a bee,
or a bird that can flap free,
I'll just have to be...
ME

MacArthur Middle School
7th Grade

Clardy Fox Library

Willie Mays Willie Mays was a good baseball player, He was not a big failure, Baseball was his only job. He broke the hotel door knob Cooley Elementary School 5th Grade	You and I You and I, A precious time, A gentle thought, A tender rhyme. Clardy Fox Elementary School 3rd Grade
The Star The star is so bright and so far the brightness is like a light I wonder why stars are far Is that because we all fight? I just wish the stars were not so far well until then I will use my flashlight. Henderson Middle School 6th Grade

Irving Schwartz Library

Bats

A book about bats?
Come on, get real!
They're awful, disgusting,
They have no appeal.

Teachers prefer cute,
Teachers like cuddly,
No one likes bats,
They're just too ugly.

They suck your blood,
They get caught in your hair.
They fly through the night,
Just to give you a scare.

Not true you say?
They're gentle and shy?
Do a little research?
I'll give it a try.

Where are bats found?
They are found everywhere,

except Antarctica
It's too cold there.

Bats look like rodents
They fly like a bird.
Bu they're really a mammal,
it all seems absurd.

Microbats and Megabats
are names you should know.
They're two groups of bats,
identified below.

Microbats are small,
have small eyes, big ears.
They use echolocation
to catch insects far and near.

Some Microbats can catch
three thousand bugs a night.
A lot fewer mosquitoes,
Is quite a delight.

Megabats are bigger
and they see very well.
They like to eat fruit
they find with sight and smell.

They scatter the seeds
and pollinate the trees,
a must for tropical forests,
we all would agree.

The real value of bats,
is not understood.
They're really our friends
they do a lot of good.

Bats aren't awful.
Bats aren't disgusting.
There's a lot to learn
it takes some adjusting.

Montwood Middle School
7th Grade

Dreamer

I dream day and night
about the moon
hidden behind the dark clouds

I dream about lands
real and imaginary
near and far

Dreams, an allusion to life
So dear to me
I hold them
like an orphan clings onto memories
of his mother

Dreams become clear
in the midst of hope
Let them pierce your heart
and embrace your soul

Dream like I do
About the moon
during and eclipse

Hanks High School
11th Grade

Nap

You shall rest in my arms
Always protected from any form of harm.
You shall rest in my lap now
Close your eyes and take a nap.

Walter Clarke Elementary School
6th Grade

Lower Valley Library

Grandma It's time to say goodbye Dear Grandma I wish you had never left me I am sitting on your grave right now. Why so soon Grandma? You love purple flowers here are some. Grandma, is it time to go up to Heaven now? My heart is pounding fast and hard. Grandma, I love you so and Goodbye. Cadwallader Elementary School 6th Grade	School Is Out The garden's full, with flowers all about out come weeds that need a pull. A nice hot day Birds in their nests Near the end of May It's time to rest. Birds are going to sing out on the bay Such a lovely thing On a wonderful day. Riverside Middle School 8th Grade
The Best Part of Going Away, Is Going Away From You If I could borrow a rocket ship, I'd pack a bag then take a trip To the other side of twice as far From nowhere near wherever you are. And if there wasn't time to pack, I'd just blast off, and never come Back Marion Manor Elementary School 4th Grade

Main Library

The Stars The stars are beautiful I want to catch stars. I want to sleep with stars. I want to go play with stars. I want to fly with stars. Lots of people said stars are yellow. But I think stars are gold or silver. If stars are not here The night is very dark So I like stars. Stars are beautiful and cool. Saint Clement's Episcopal School 3rd Grade	Untitled Welcome little butterflies with your wings full of color seeing you come to life made my heart go a flutter bring joy and happiness to all who appreciate to all who appreciate the colors in You! Vilas Elementary School 5th Grade
Parents Parents are the only people that love you. They care about your future ahead of you. Parents are helpful when you need to talk about something. These are the reasons I love my parents. Wiggs Middle School 7th Grade

Memorial Park Library

One Little Orange Pumpkin One little orange pumpkins sat in a field at night Till the next morning when he heard someone cry in despite It was a little girl, she was looking at his side so he looked there too When he saw what it was he cried "Boo Hoo!" Crockett Elementary School 5th Grade	Untitled 'm running I'm shooting I'm dogging I'm crawling I'm dying I'm crying I'm praying I'm hoping... Hoping I can see and live another day of...Running, Shooting, Dodging Crawling, Dying, Crying, Praying, Hoping St. Joseph's School 6th Grade
Chocolate Dreams Chocolate is fun. Chocolate is fun for my tongue. I don't like vanilla St Joseph's School 2nd Grade

Richard Burges Library

Echoes

Among the trees and broken dreams,
A flower blooms, a child screams.
For long ago to present time,
The choice is yours, the choice is mine.
Intriguing mystery, passionate love,
A toddler's first step, a cloud from above.
From the dust remains the same.
A sound of terror, a sound of fear,
People screaming is all I hear.
From the dark of night and light of day,
All I ask is that you hear what I say.
Walking through a cloud of words,
Your footsteps echoing was all I heard.
A window opens when a door is closed,
An old man dies, a baby grows.
A day beginning is what I see,
A tremendous journey to travel with me.
Among the trees and broken dreams,
A flower blooms, a child screams.

Holy Trinity School
8th Grade

The Still Mountain

A crisp cold river running along the side of
a forest of evergreens.

Along the snow capped mountains that meets
the cloudless blue sky.

Only the mist from the crisp snow flutters around.
Not a soul in sight.

The branches slowly quiver
from the cold breeze.

Holy Trinity School
6th Grade

My Little Angel

I have a little angel that protects me day and night.
His name is Ismael.
He had a great big smile each and every day.
I met him when he was born, then he flew away.
But he still lives inside me each and every night.
You could see him in a big shinning star,
Up above in the great, dark sky.
But each and every night I pray
and ask for his guidance and protection.

Holy Trinity School
7th Grade

Westside Library

Lazy!!!! Lazy is the color of dark blue night skies It sounds like me snoring at night I tastes like morning breath It smells like a burning TV Lazy looks like the moon rising It make me bored out of my mind! Kohlberg Elementary School 4th Grade	Greedy Greedy is the color of red chile It sounds like someone screaming It tastes like red pepper and smells like a bug spray Greedy looks like a big turkey Running from side to side. It makes you feel tired. Kohlberg Elementary School 4th Grade
Untitled I was going down an alley When the ugly brown jeep Went ba- ba- boom and spread gas all over my extra cheese and pepperoni pizza Lindbergh Elementary School 4th Grade

Ysleta Library

The Clouds

The clouds are white and puffy
They always seem so fluffy
They're sometimes gray
They can change into anything they want
So the clouds are cool and they're so soft
And they're very wonderful

Le Baron Park Elementary School
6th Grade

Dogs

I hate dogs!
     I like them
you like them
I hate them
     well, why do you hate them?

They're nasty and creepy
They're ugly and smelly
They're grossy and lazy
     That's why I hate them

Le Baron Elementary School
6th Grade

Friend

Today I lost a friend because of something
that I said. I didn't mean to say it but
it just came out instead.

It was during school, and I felt like going
to bed, but when my friend told her, I thought
that I was dead.

She said she wouldn't talk, I said I didn't care.
But later in the afternoon I wouldn't dare to look or stare.
I know I did wrong, and the day seemed so long.
I hope she forgives, I just want to belong.

Our Lady of the Valley School
7th Grade

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