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.