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