2010 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
YOUTH POETRY CONTEST

4-6 GRADE WINNER

Diamonds in the Darkness
by Nathanael Cheng

Knights on horseback ride.
Their armor shines like diamonds
In a giant mine.

Where are they off to?
Suspicion rises quickly.
Citizens wonder.

Seeking musky caves,
Dens filled with eerie silence.
A stillness like mud.

A hazardous goal,
To slay barbarous dragons.
The great creatures- killed.

The army returns.
Heroes- These gallant swordsmen,
Hollers wake the town.

The villagers shout.
Joyous songs of praise: Huzzah!
Echoes fill the sky.

True courage is like
Knights challenging massive fiends.
Diamonds in darkness.