2011 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
YOUTH POETRY CONTEST

7-9 GRADE RUNNER UP

Susannah Gale
The Crefeld School

Star Bursts

the starbursts over the small town
tucked into hills and guarded
by a cypress tree
no lights
everyone is out
maybe there is a wedding
do you think so
or a party
do you think so
and they're all there
together
the winter cold covers me
the thin blanket
wrapped around my shoulders
like a shawl
I am tucked in, like the town
have you ever been frightened
I have
do you think the cypress tree is frightened
I am
are you
little starbursts