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Welcome to the
Award Winning Poem page!
Below you will find the winning poems for 1995.
Please note, the children's names will NOT appear on this page with
their poems. This is for their protection.
We have made every attempt to guard against plagiarism, but it is
becoming very difficult with the widespread use of the internet.
If you believe that a poem has been plagiarized, please let us know.
If you have any
questions, concerns, or corrections please e-mail Laurel Indalecio
at
indaleciol@elpasotexas.gov
¡Bienvenidos a la
Página de
Los Ganadores Premiados de Poesía!
Los
poemas premiados del año 1995 se
encuentran listados más abajo.
Para
proteger la privacidad de los niños
participantes, los nombres de los ganadores
han sido omitidos de esta página.
Hemos tratado de tomar todas las precauciones posibles en cuanto a
plagio o reproducción ilegal de obras literarias. Sin embargo, se ha
vuelto sumamente difícil el combatir esta práctica, especialmente
ahora que el uso de la Internet se ha generalizado. Si usted cree o
sospecha que uno(s) de los poemas aquí listados ha(n) sido copiado(s),
favor de comunicarse con nosotros.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, interés o correcciones, favor de contactar
con Laurel Indalecio al
indaleciol@elpasotexas.gov.
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Second
Grade
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Third Grade
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I Miss My Dad
My dad is far away and I miss him,
My dad and my mom are divorced and I am sad,
My dad is married again,
And that makes me feel bad,
Now I never see my dad,
Because he left our the door,
I felt very sad,
And I will see him no more.
Ramona Elementary School
Lower Valley Branch
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My Family
My mom is nice like mice and ice and some rice
My dad is big like a pig,
My brother is flaco, because he ate a taco
and he’s paco
My sister is thin like a pin,
My cousin is small he said he had a great fall,
My grandpa is smart so he thinks he’s a cart,
My grandma is old so I think she’s sold,
I am cool just like a fool who lives in a pool.
Alicia Chacon International School
Ysleta Branch
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Fourth Grade
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Carlsbad
July 17, 1995
my family and I went
to Carlsbad
in New Mexico
There were posters of rocks,
movies of bats,
and old rocks and old things to see
We walked down
to the bottom
to the very cold
to the Hall of Giants
to the Temple of the Sun
to the Caveman
and the Rock of Ages.
It was a birthday gift for me.
We got to the lunchroom
750 feet below.
Then the elevator took three minutes to take us up!
I will celebrate by reading the little book
I bought in Carlsbad every year on July 17.
Hart Elementary School
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Fifth Grade
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Sixth Grade
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The River is a Piece of Sky
From the top of a bridge
The river below
Is a piece of sky
Until you throw
A penny in
Or a pebble or two
or a cobblestone
Or a fat man’s cane
It’s a river again.
Canyon Hills Middle School
Richard Burges Branch |
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Seventh Grade
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Drags
Childhood remembrances are always a drag if you’re Hispanic
I remember things like living in Canutillo
with an outside toilet
they never talk about how sad I was when I didn’t
have my mother all to myself
how good it felt to get a hot bath
my Family always enjoys going to town meetings
they still like going to L. A. for the holidays
even when we are broke
I really don’t care if we go on fancy trips
as long as I am with my Family
and having food on the table.
Canutillo Middle School
Westside Branch |
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Eighth Grade
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Death Wish
I wish I could
explode into a billion
stars when I die. It
would be a wonderful
way to die, like that.
No animal or insect would
eat me, and I wouldn’t
turn into ashes or
bones. I would be Something
instead of nothing,
When I die, and I would
be able to watch people
from where I was.
Clarke Middle School
Irving Schwartz Branch
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Doesn't Anybody Care?
Graffiti on our walls. Smog in our air.
What’s happening to our world?
Doesn’t anybody care?
Destruction all around us, pollution in our seas.
Open up your ears and listen to the earth plead.
Can’t we stop ourselves?
Must we ruin what God gave?
Why do we take for granted what mother nature made?
The greenhouse effect and the global warning.
When will all this end?
Think about what I have said,
so that planet Earth can mend.
So we can stop the killing,
we can stop the fighting,
We can stop this stuff if we just keep uniting.
Socorro Middle School
Ysleta Branch |
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Ninth Grade
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Tenth Grade
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Why
I
I live in Berlin
I am happy with my friends,
family, and city.
After all, I am German.
My mama told me,
“Wear this star.”
I asked why.
“Because we are Jewish.”
II
I have many friends.
I am happy that
I play with them every day.
After all, I was a German boy.
My friends told me
“We won’t play with you anymore.”
I asked why.
“Because you are Jewish.”
III
I have a good home.
I am happy that I live here.
After all, it is a German apartment.
The landlord said,
“Get out of here!”
I asked why.
“Because you are Jewish.”
IV
I have a family.
I am happy that
We are all together.
After all, we are a German family.
We were told,
“you are going on a train ride.”
I asked why.
He grinned, “Because you are Jewish.”
V
I live in a camp.
I am happy to be alive,
but my family is separated
Men with red bands around their arms told me
“You will never see tomorrow again.”
I asked why.
“Shut up, Jew!”
VI
I am in a room
I notice my mama is crying.
“Don’t worry,” I say,
“They’ll free us. After all, we are German.”
We hear a hissing sound
coming from the walls
I begin to cough and suffocate.
I turn and ask mama why.
Crying and hugging me,
she slowly replies
“because we…are…”
Del Valle High School
Ysleta Branch
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Eleventh Grade
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Twelfth Grade
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Great Granny Grow
My great granny’s name is Lona Viola
She ate lard and onion sandwiches
as she worked on the farm
in a 13-child family
and now she’s 98.
Great Granny was a Daddy’s girl
but she married the wrong guy
and had a stillborn child
and 3 other mouths to feed
And now she’s 98.
Great Granny fed hobos at her back door
in the depression
She wrung chicken’s necks
and potted meat with no preservatives
And now she’s 98.
Great Granny lost her only son in WWII
on his way home, over Tokyo Bay
My grandfather’s best friend; my grandmother’s
brother
Great Grandpa had to be sedated
Great Granny smiled through the pain
And now she’s 98
Great Granny Grow doesn’t know Grandma now
and she’s quit writing letters
But she’s peaceful, plum and pretty
And now she’s 98
Andress High School
Veterans Park Branch
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Questions
Is blood thicker than water?
Is metal sharper than flesh?
Are words heavier than steel?
Are feelings more dangerous than firearms?
Is God a Savior?
Does Satan Exist?
Is Jesus the conqueror of all learned me
in the western world?
Is knowledge slavery?
Is wisdom freedom?
Is love a synonym for hate?
Can a friend be an enemy?
Can power weaken?
Is the end a beginning?
Hanks High School
Irving Schwartz Branch
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Primer Grado
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Segundo Grado
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Tercer Grado
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Cuarto Grado
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Quinto Grado
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Sexto Grado
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Fue
Fué mi guía de todos los días
un espejo que limpiaba al empañar
fué mi vida regocijo en su presencia
un ejemplo digno del que vive para dar.
Fué un guía que a mi vida dió alegría
y la experiencia dulce de andar junto a él
fué su mano la que en mi hombro estuvo
cuando tuve siempre necesidad de él.
Fué mi abuelo ese guía en mi vida,
el que siempre tuve sustento para mi,
fué mi abuelo el que en vez de bar tuvo Biblia
para indicarme el camino a seguir.
Es mi abuelo al que añoro cada día
pués aún siento su presencia junto a mi,
pues yo se que aunque muerto...
vivirá siempre para mi.
Mission Valley Elementary School
Ysleta Library
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La Bella Rosa
He cultivado una semilla
que espero me de su fruto
mientras tanto el sol brilante brilla
cobijando este ser diminuto.
Ante mi crece día a día
mientras yo espero impaciente
contando los días con melancolía
por algo que planté ayer,
y que dejará su huella para siempre.
Por fin llego el anhelado día
una bella rosa crece
dándole a mí vida alegría
mientras en mí por ella...
mí admiración crece.
Más ó desgracia mía,
mi bella rosa perece
pues en un día muy lluvioso
ante mí la rosa languidece.
Hoy mi alma triste está
y sólo hay melancolía
pues la rosa conmigo ya no está,
y mi alma está vacía.
Mission Valley Elementary School
Ysleta Library
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Mi Gran Amigo
Sin duda alguna,
No cabe duda
que soy muy afortunada
porqué tengo un tío.
Qué es maravilloso
Y es a todo dar
El es muy suave y cariñoso
Y le encanta dar alegria y felicidad.
Cuando el día a sido muy
fastidioso llega mi tío y
empieza la felicidad
Por eso, día a día le
Pido a la Providencia
qué me conserve a mi tío
con esa alegria y fortaleza
para cuando yo crezca me
lleve a bailar.
Wiggs Middle School
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Séptimo Grado
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A Los Abnegados Maestros
La vida quiso hacerlos sembradores
del hermoso simiente del saber.
Y en el rincón humilde de una escuela,
cumplen a diario con su deber.
La vida quiso hacerlos,
como agua cristalina del mañana,
tengan el tesoro del saber.
Los maestros son como las madres,
que con ternura y paciencia.
Nos enseñan día con día,
con la habilidad de su ciencia.
Guillen Middle School
Armijo Library
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Sin Título
Hoy el aire huele a tí,
Hoy las flores son más bellas,
Hoy te tengo junto a mí
Hoy mas brillan las estrellas.
Mañana sera otro día
Mañana tú marcharas,
Mañana se ira mí alegria
Mañana ya no volverás,
Guillen Middle School
Armijo Library
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Octavo Grado
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Tacto
Vida, tú enigmático llanto me
impulsa,
haciá el alma inmersa en el abismo,
hasta la sabiduría herida,
y el verdadero amor en el náufragio.
Tú tacto, marca las mentes por siempre,
arrebatando el odio,
¡Viva tú amor! ¡Viva tu alma!
¡Viva tú sol que no a dado la espalda!
Tú tacto construye y instruye,
¡la bruma se aleja!
Tú alma ha cobrado fuerza,
en mis infinitos sueños.
Tú perfume produjo el milagro,
como un torbellino penetras en mi alma,
en el grandioso vórtice de amor,
!estas tu!
Lincoln Middle School
Westside Library
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Noveno Grado
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Décimo Grado
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Sin Título
Estaba sola
Era llanura y soledad la vida
Era este el pecho varontil del mundo
y ame el sistema de roma recta
La extensa precisión tu vació
Riverside High School
Lower Valley Library
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Décimo Primer Grado
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Te Amo a Morir
Me trajiste al mundo
Me enseñaste lo bueno y lo malo de la vida
Me diste lo mejor; consejos, apoyo, amistad, confianza
y sobre todo, mucho amor.
Te quise agradecer, dándote muchas cosas
y lo único que te dí fueron problemas,
angustías y lágrimas
Perdí tu apoyo, amistad y confianza
Pero tu amor siempre tenía
Todos los días trato de ganar
Todo lo que he perdido
Y aunque pienses que pudiera ser alguien mejor
Siempre recuerda que tú eres mi ídolo
Eres todo para mi
Y lo más valioso que puedo dar
Es mi vida
Es tanto así
Mi amor por tí
Que daría mi vida
Te amo a morir Mamá
Ysleta High School
Ysleta Library
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Décimo Segundo Grado
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