Poetry Contest Honorable Mentions 2008

Armijo Library

The American Soldier

Nobody likes to leave home,
And make a family cry.

Nobody likes to leave home,
And Possibly die.

All American people sleep safe at night,
Because of you.

Fighting for what is right, to you,
The American soldier.

For everything you must suffer,
We salute you.

Lydia Patterson Institute
11th Grade

La Vida—Una Oportunidad

Vive cada día como si fuera el último.
Pues la vida es prestada,
Más no regalada.

No te arrepientas de lo que hiciste.
Más bien arrepiéntete de lo que
No fuiste capaz de a hacer.

Mientras estés vivo siéntete vivo,
Pues el tiempo no espera a nadie.
Vive el momento y mejor aun
Vive la vida sin miedo.

Olvida los miedos
Y escucha a tu corazón.
Haz como el sol que nace cada día,
Sin pensar en la noche que paso.

Enfrenta tus problemas
Y descubre en ellos la oportunidad de superarte,
Pues la vida es como un libro
Cada página es un día nuevo.

Lydia Patterson Institute
11th Grade

Bookmobile

Fuerza Natural

Si yo fuera la luna y tú fueras el queso,
Te comería completa de beso en beso.

Si yo fuera la tierra y tú fueras el sol,
Tejería cada rayito hasta alcanzar tu corazón.

Si yo fuera un cometa y tú fueras el cielo,
Me prendería de una estrella para aluzar tu sendero.

Si yo fuera una nube y tú fueras el mar,
Regaría cada esquina de tu alma con una gotita de sal.

Pero al fin y al cabo somos simples mortales
Madre e hija, aire y ola, inseparables.

New Horizon Home School Academy
6th Grade

Clardy Fox Library

El Sol

Que bonito sol, que alegría cuando
Te veo salir por las mañanas.
Los pájaros cantan de alegría por
Un nuevo día.
Las flores se ven hermosas cuando
Les das tu calor.
Las mariposas vuelan a tu alrededor
Con alegría.
Que bonito sol, que bonito día
Síguenos iluminando con tu luz que
Nos da vida.

Henderson Middle School
7th Grade

Life Goes, Life Comes

Life goes, life comes
When people die
Another one is born
Every year a human is born
Or every day a human dies
That's how
Life goes, life comes

Henderson Middle School
7th Grade

Dorris Van Doren Regional Library

Weeping Willow

Weeping willow don’t you cry
Someday you won’t be shy
Someday those tears will
Fly away.

Weeping willow
I know you’re a tree
But you can be like me
Graceful and glee.

Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts
4th Grade

Peace

Shrieking gasps that plead mercy,
Cracks of gunfire echoing from the outside,
Dried and cracked blood splotching the ground,
Then forgotten as the dust is lifted away, carried by the wind,
Souls haunting the parched land,
Screaming vengeance against the invaders.

Hatred built on foundations of murders,
Dim eyes flutter to look ahead,
Men come in everyday with uniforms and guns,
Morals and humanity lost between shouted orders,
They all keep silence and wait,
Wait until night is surrounded with sounds of peace.

Coronado High School
9th Grade

Esperanza Acosta Moreno Library

Monster Under My Bed

There is a monster under my bed
He is big and furry and red.
On top of his head are pointy crowns
And on his scary face sits frowns.
I think he’s scared under my bed
And I’m worried that he never gets fed.
I know he’s smelly without a bath
But I will lead him down the right path.
I’ll feed him his favorite food
And wash him up real good.
He will stay in my room forever more
Happily, playing games upon my floor.

Hurshel Antwine School
4th Grade

Shopping

Shopping, shopping,
I HATE shopping.
I’d rather see a frog hopping,
Or be mopping,
Just as long as I don’t go shopping.
Here is one reason I don’t go shopping!
When my mother shops,
It’s like she never stops.
There are too many things on her list,
A car, some soap, and some tootsie roll-pops.
I’m getting so sick of this,
I’m going to call the cops.
That ought to make her stop.

Hurshel Antwine School
4th Grade

Judge Edward S. Marquez Library

La Mariquita

En un hermoso día de primavera
Me sorprendió ver una mariquita
En el rosal de mi abuelita
Estaba comiendo unas hojitas
Se veía muy asustadita
Regreso volando a su casita
Y dejo sus lagrimitas

Ramona Elementary School
2nd Grade

Untitled

I can read a book
I can try to cook
I can swim in a lake
And I can try to bake
I can jump and hop
I can even try to mop
I can hit a ball
And I can do it all

Eastwood Heights Elementary School
4th Grade

Main Library - Children's Room

Friends

I like my friend’s kindness.
Together we feel cool.
Especially when we play at school.

When we are together we rule.
We also enjoy storytelling.
Especially when we are tired of playing.

I love to be with my friends.
But above all,
My sister and mother are the best of all.

Mesita Elementary School
4th Grade

My Brother

Small and sneaky
Fast and creepy
Skinny and smart
Better than I.

He is my brother
The one I torment
He is my best friend
The one I love and protect.

Mesita Elementary School
4th Grade

Main Library - Teen Town

Long Was the Road

Long was the road
They traveled to Bethlehem,
City of David.

The wind was sharp,
And the air was cold,
On the road to Bethlehem.

The Child was heavy.
The mother was tired,
And the road was long

The night grew darker
As they entered the city,
Bethlehem in Judah.

The innkeeper was sorry
To turn them out,
For there was no room.

The stable was smelly.
The animals were sleepy,
And the night was cold.

The young mother groaned
As the Babe slipped
Onto the hay.

He gently laid the Child
Into the animal manger,
So small and sweet

Out in the fields,
Shepherds looked after
Their flocks that night.

The angelic host
Sang of the blessed arrival
Of the Messiah, Savior, King.

Rejoice and be glad.
It that has been prophesied
Has now taken place.

Long was the road
That led to Calvary,
Skull Hill

The cross was heavy,
And the splinters dug
Into His torn flesh.

The soldiers marched Him up the road,
Never minding His blood,
His bruises, and His stripes.

The people gathered in the streets.
Confused, shocked, shouting, and crying,
They watched Him go to Calvary.

The hammer pounded,
And the nails drove through
His wrists and feet.

The crowd looked on.
His mother shuddered
As His cross was jarred upright.

His last words
Echoed through the throng,
“Into Your hands I commit My spirit.”

The sky darkened.
The ground shook,
And the curtain tore in two.

They hoisted His body off of the cross,
So mangled and torn for us,
And placed Him in a tomb.

Three days later,
The stone was rolled back,
And He arose.

He arose and is victorious
Over sin and death.
He was the ultimate Sacrifice.

The disciples ran
To tell the good news
Of the Messiah, Savior, King.

The lamb has been slaughtered.
Our offences can be forgiven,
Forever.

Roberts Christian Academy
9th Grade

My Dad!!

When I was born, one week later,
God took my dad away.
Yes, I know I was still small,
But I didn’t know him.
But now, I know that he was a special man,
And I’m proud of being his son.
I miss him a lot
That I would love for him to come back.
So that is why I’m writing this poem,
For him to hear what I’m saying about him.
I love you Dad,
And I miss you too.

Wiggs Middle School
8th Grade

Memorial Park Library

Now All Alone

While summer is ending I feel all alone

No more eating ice cream
Not even the cone

Green leaves on the trees to
Orange on the ground

When you look carefully
There are no kids around

When a small thought hits my head

I suddenly realized that the end of
Summer is the best

Rusk Elementary School
5th Grade

Daydream

Flying upon the breathless wind
Free from worry and earthly sin
Soaring through a sea of white
All my troubles gone from sight

Reaching for the sun above
Hoping for its golden love

Flying upon the breathless wind
Free from worry and earthly sin
Like the bird – I am free
No sorrow – only glee

But deep within my heart and mind
There is something I can not find

A bird soars in a sea of white
All its troubles gone from sight
It flies upon a breathless wind
Free from worry and earthly sin

And here I sit upon the ground
Listening to its heavenly sound

Forever lost in a sea of white
Seeing dreams within my sight
Reaching for the sun above
I hope for one’s golden love…

Austin High School
12th Grade

Richard Burges Library

One Wish, A Wish

One wish is what everyone needs.
A wish that all would get along.
One wish is that we all could succeed.
A wish that we could sing a song.
One wish that the penniless could one day fly in a plane.
A wish that we could all be happy.
A wish, just one wish that needs to come true.

Nolan Richardson Middle School
7th Grade

Peace

Love is the color of a lovely, peaceful rainbow.
Love sounds like a bluebird.
Love tastes like red cherry pie.
Love looks like a field of red, delicate hearts.
Love smells like dark, brown chocolate.
Love makes me feel joyful.

Barron Elementary School
2nd Grade

Westside Library

The Desert

Many animals of the desert
Used to live here as they pleased.
The Indians used to live here
Before their land was seized.

The desert stretched for miles and miles
Not much in sight.
All you can hear are the coyotes howl at night.

The sun of the desert is very hot
All you can see is a big red dot.

The desert can be very dry,
But at least you can look up
At the beautiful blue sky.
The desert is full of sand
It practically dries up the whole land.

Morehead Middle School
6th Grade

The Sun

How would I
Like to be the sun
So I could go
Into your window
And tell you good morning
While you’re laying
Down in bed.

Morehead Middle School
6th Grade

Ysleta Library

Las Tres Hermanas

Tres hermanas juguetonas juegan y son chistosas
en el silencio solo escuchan cosquillitas
y risas cuando están juntas.

Tres hermanas bailadoras mueven las caderas
al ritmo de la música.
Son traviesas como monos colgándose en una rama,
brincando de un lado al otro y no descansan para nada.

Tres hermanas cariñosas se aman
con todo el corazón
pero comparten las cosas
solo cuando están de buen humor.

Marion Manor Elementary School
2nd Grade

Mi Familia

Mi papá es un hombre fuerte
que me enseña el buen camino
el también es muy valiente
pues es mi mejor amigo.

Mi mamá es muy hermosa
una amiga es para mi
ella es como una rosa
que Dios hizo para mi.

Mi hermano es muy pequeño
es travieso y juguetón
y por eso yo lo quiero
con todo mi corazón.

La familia es importante
para cada ser humano
nunca hay que estar distante
siempre hay que echarnos la mano.

Marion Manor Elementary School
2nd Grade

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