DALLAS GILLMORE POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

APRIL 2006

GRADE 2 WINNERS

LITTLE BUNNY

Little Bunny why are you so sad?

And why are you out of bed?

You have silky ears and a patched tummy.

Oh, why are you sad my little bunny?

You have bright brown eyes.

And a light blue bow around your neck.

And you're equally loved between my dog.

Now go to sleep my little bunny.

Grade 2 First Place  GINNEA

WINDY DAY

Can't you see it's a windy day?

I'm stuck indoors all this sunny day.

It's cold outdoors said my momma today.

The school was closed and my friends cannot play.

What can I do today?

I can play with the wind and frost.

And don't forget the hail.

So I did.

Grade 2 Second Place  AIDAN

I LOVE YOU POEM

Every guitar loves a band.

Every Mom loves a hand.

Every plant loves the land.

And I love you.

Grade 2 Third Place JESSICA

NORTH DAKOTA

I drop tiny, puny sunflower seeds in the ground from my hand.

When they grown up big and tall, the flowers will be grand.

In spring the rain falls and makes the seeds sprout.

The green leaves push the dirt away now they pop out.

The sun shines on them and now they grow up to my knees.

I love these beautiful, happy flowers and so do the bees.

In summer the sunflower fields grow high above my head.

The new seeds are brown but the petals look like rich golden thread.

It's harvest time the sunflowers are as tall as my dad.

The fall is coming, the sunflowers will die, and that makes me really sad.

Grade 3 First Place  MAGGIE

NORTH DAKOTA

In winter it is very chilly.

Lots of kids are being silly.

In summer it is steaming hot.

The place is boiling like a pot.

In fall we love leaves.

They all tumble from trees.

In the spring the grass is extra green.

The air is extra clean.

Grade 3 Second Place  COLIN

Money

Buying, shopping

Green, copper, shiny

I love all money

Currency

Grade 3 Third Place MADISON

MY BUNNY

My favorite pet

Lives on a farm.

When naptime comes

She lays on my arm.

My pal is a bunny

With long floppy ears.

She stays small

For days and years.

When she is scared

My bunny keeps still.

At time I must protect her

And I always will.

Her favorite snack is lettuce

And she loves me too!

Grade 3 Honorable Mention  PAIGE

CLOTHES

This morning when I woke up,

I looked for what to wear,

When I saw my closet was a mess,

I wore a distant stare.

So many things were on the floor,

I couldn't count them all,

I felt like my clothes ere very big,

And I was very small.

When I opened up a drawer,

A million clothes fell on the floor,

I opened up another one,

And what fell out weighed a ton.

I looked at the clock,

And didn't know what to do,

Not only was I late for school,

I lost my favorite shoe.

When I finally found my shoe,

I worked my way to the door,

I almost screamed, I almost blew,

I couldn't take it anymore!

My room was a mess,

I was covered in stress,

I didn't know what to wear,

I thought to myself, just maybe I should rip out my hair.

Finally when I got to school,

Everybody said your shirt is cool,

Then I said, "This day isn't so bad,"

I could barely believe this morning I was mad.

So today when I went school,

I wore a shirt that's red,

Then my brother said to me,

That's what you wore to bed.

Grade 4 First Place  ELSE

WHAT IS YELLOW?

Yellow is a baby chick when it's first born, or

My favorite raincoat I've always worn.

Yellow is fall my favorite season of all.

Yellow is the taxi driving by, or

The taste of my grandma's lemon pie.

Yellow is the yellow lab that I love a lot, or

How the sun is beaming hot!

Yellow is the big lion with the cold nose, or

The smell of the garden's yellow rose.

Yellow is the morning's air, and yellow

Reminds me of that time when I had to eat my waxed bean's on my brothers dare.

Grade 4 Second Place  ALEXANDRA

THE PASSING OF THE GAUNTLETS

The moment has come, the gauntlets are passed.

An old knight rests, A loss has been cast.

A battle for mind and feeling,

The equipment they wield more deadly than mine.

A sword draws blood.

A flame dies down.

But with the amulet senses dull, reason scatters.

But these six, so strong and bold, still have a story to be told.

Grade 4 Second Place  CHRIS

GOLF

Put the ball on the tee.

Try not to hit the tree.

To golf you need a bag.

Try not to hit the flag.

Pick up the club.

Watch out for that shrub.

Watch the ball roll.

As it goes down the hole.

Grade 4 Third Place  MASON

RAIN

Rain feels like a wet flake melting

Rain looks like clear drops falling from the sky

Rain is the color of misty air

Rain sounds like a needle dropping

Rain makes me think of rainbows

Rain makes the sign of nature

Rain tastes like fresh water

Grade 4 Third Place  CLAUDIA

LIBS

My sister's name is Libs.

When she eats she wears her bibs.

My sister sometimes likes to cry

She does not even tell a lie.

I think she know how to talk

I hope she know how to walk.

When she go burned.

A good lesson she learned.

She is not very old.

She is as good as gold.

Grade 4 Honorable Mention  DYLAN

MOM

Always cares

Believes in me

Care about where I am

Deals with me when I'm hyper

Excellent worker, Sandy

Feels good about herself

Great at cleaning

Home when I need her

I love her very much

Just strange sometimes

Keeps me on track

Learns things with me

Makes me laugh when I'm sad

Never gives up on me

Opens the door for a new day everyday

Pulls me away from bad things

Questions a lot, cause she cares

Reads a lot

Sews when she gets a chance to

Tells the truth to us

Uses her time wisely

Violence - she does not like at all

Wants me to go to states she has been

X-box - she does not know how to play

Yells when I don't listen

Zoos are her favorite place to go

Grade 4 Honorable Mention  SAMANTHA

SHOPPING

Shopping is so much fun!

The bags often weigh a ton.

I love to shop from store to store.

So I can buy more and more!

I go the the mall with my friends.

We try to catch up with the latest trends.

I know that it is time to go

When my money is getting low!

Grade 5 First Place  HANNAH

SPRING

Spring is when you jump in puddles,

get all wet, and dirty too.

Spring is when the sun shines and flowers bloom.

Warmer weather gives kids

more things to do such as

running, jumping, outdoor

games and lots of recesses

with more of the same.

Hopping, skipping, and

playing ball with the arrival of

spring, there is fun for all.

Grade 5 Second Place TIMOTHY

Books are good, books are fine

mysteries, romance, all books divine

sometimes scary, sometimes sad

some books make you happy and glad

school books, novels and picture books, too

if you can not read yet, I'll read them to you.

Grade 5 Third Place  ABBY

PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

Pyramids of sand

And stone

Built for a king

All alone.

Alone like a tower

Built in the sand

Created from scratch

With a mere tool in hand.

Khufu's was first

The Great Pyramid it was called

His enemies were shocked

Ands some were appalled.

He wasn't scared

He couldn't care less

He told them what to do

And who to bless.

Things in the chamber

Some made of gold

Now in museums

To have and to hold.

Pharaohs in tombs

Laid to rest

In hieroglyphics

They were considered the best.

We do not know how the

Great Pyramid was built

All we know is that it was made

From stone and silt.

Inside are traps

And tombs

And sometimes you'll

Find empty rooms.

Now you know

The story true

When time comes

I'll be there too.

Grade 6 First Place  MARISA