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Thank you very much for participating in the Teen Poetry Contest. We received so many wonderful submissions. Once again, we were impressed and humbled by the effort and talent! 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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Can you imagine?
"Builders without noise, /
Models without poise. /
Love without pain, /
A storm with no rain..."
Elizabeth Sanders
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Rainwishes
"Have you ever wished upon the stars /
or wished upon the sea? /
Have you wished upon the sunrise /
Or the playful, tickling breeze?"
Rachel Hannah McGehee
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Cupertino Library |
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Winter Vignettes
"Wandering winds lightly pull lingering leaves to the ground. /
Magical snowflakes softly fall, not even making a sound. /
A dying branch silently wails as it starts to fall. /
All creatures now know that winter has come to call..."
Vaishnavi Kashyap |
A Mother
"It was a dark and lonely night /
Only a woman was in sight /
She wore a dress, a jacket, and a hat /
She was a sad sight to look at..."
Hansaa Gopalakrishnan |
Gilroy Library |
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Lost
"I drift, wander. /
I have no destination, /
No beginning and no end. /
I've nowhere to go,
No place to stay..."
Alanna Zhang
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Ode To Swimmers
"Down below the block and feet /
Bubbles up the water's heat. /
Steaming up past glint and glare /
To a place where weight is steady and fair..."
Rachel Estep |
Los Altos Library |
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Eating Poems
"When you are a child, /
to eat a poem /
may be like eating a lime, /
or anything you dislike..."
Melissa G. Kim
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One taste and
"I/ fell hard /
and fast until I /
couldn't / let go..."
Crystal Nguyen
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Milpitas Library |
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Ahsan Zahid |
Now Playing
"My life is a motion picture, /
But not one of those box office hits, /
Not one to leave people at the edge of their seats. /
Perhaps more like a movie..."
Emy Louie |
Morgan Hill Library |
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Imperfection
"I am not perfect, /
Nor have I ever been. /
Like a crack in a sidewalk
Broken. Split..."
Emma May Morley
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Dare
"Going through life following the herd/
Not to be noticed not to heard /
Being different is our greatest fear /
to the rules of the group we must adhere..
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Amy Freitas |
Saratoga Library |
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An Asteroid's Daydream
"Mostly I'll remain unseen /
And if you do see me soar /
A glitch, violet eye winking /
A raindrop of celestial trash..."
My-Lan Le
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NIGHTMARE
"Under dismal shadows /
Of six textbook towers, /
I sprint through a maze /
Of exams painted red..."
Sanjana Chetia
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