2009 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
YOUTH POETRY CONTEST

1-3 GRADE RUNNER UP

Night
By Mary Claire Kastenhuber

The night emerges,
So quiet it is,
Morning waits to come.
Like a cheetah waiting to pounce.

The wolves start to howl,
The wind takes a breath,
The stars twinkle in the sea of black above.

The moon and stars are a gift to night,
Night is the king of all darkness,
As day is the queen of light.