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Thank you very much for participating in the Teen Poetry Contest, it was a complete success and the talent of the entries was astounding! We look forward to your entries in next year's Teen Poetry Contest.
Please note, click on each title to view the complete poem.
- Santa Clara County Teen Librarians
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Campbell Library |
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Unsaid
"Locked up inside me /
Words I’ll never say /
Urging, haunting my soul /
The guilt never fades away..."
Carolyn Wong
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Two Boys Dancing Together
"They have everyone's attention /
All eyes on them as they wheel around the room /
To them it doesn't seem so extraordinary /
Not worth all the fuss /
The old folks look on in disgust /
Disapproval stains their faces /
'Kids these days, kids these days /
Whole world's gone insane...'"
Hannah Norby
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Cupertino Library |
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The Secret That Can Never Be Told
"In that little box in my heart /
Inside there's a secret I can no longer hide /
Yes, I do realize it's true /
The secret I have is only you..." Louise Zhou |
Such Paradox
"And with the drizzle came the rain /
I stay hidden behind a fence so no one can complain /
Eating a thin, Hershey’s bar /
As my mind drifts off to afar..." Sylvia Li |
Gilroy Library |
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Man Made World
"As I walk through this world of hate and desire, /
I’m always followed by a great horned choir..."
Benjamin Martinez |
Betrayed
"Betrayed…alone…frustration…I can’t believe what I see, scratch my eyes out! /
Crying now on his knees I feel no sympathy, I choose what to do with you…"
Angelica Mejia |
Los Altos Library |
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Lonesomeness
"Among the stars /
Beyond our world /
Down I look /
At past unfurled..."
Joshua Horowitz
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A Match in the Hay
"Shadows cast upon my face /
Soon to see a crimson dawn /
Journey within through the perilous space /
Quick as the ripples fade, I’m gone /
Never beside you, never away /
Skirting the cliff edge, higher and higher /
Nothing to stop me as, prancing, I play /
I am the thoughts of forbidden desire /
I am the spark that ignited a fire... "
Brian Walz |
Milpitas Library |
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This is Me
"My teeth re crooked and jagged /
And the color of off white /
My hands are nail bitten and sharp /
And a very dry sight..."
Ariele Silvas |
Deliriously Happy
"I want to be happy /
Like running through three foot tall grass /
with your dog and best friend /
and laughing when you fall down, /
while green streaks bloom on your knees..."
Sarah Wool |
Morgan Hill Library |
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The Wind
"It bounces and frolics among the trees /
And rustles each individual leaf..."
Sarah Dasgupta |
Last Kiss
"A man espies his lover /
Lying helpless on the ground /
Lavished in color red /
Her essence nearly drowned..." Brittany Pettibone |
Saratoga Library |
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Snorkeling
"The steady beating inside me grew faster /
As I gazed at the sea before me. /
Its waves dancing to rhythm against the blue sky, /
As the air turned colder and colder. /
My wet hand clutched the firm one beside me, /
As a smile returned my anxious look..."
Meghna Chakraborty
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stuttering
"we are stars /
COLLIDING..."
Olivia Miller
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