Poetry 99: kids winners
Chico’s youngest pen winning poems
First place
Name Poem
T-truth teller
O-observant (I found a tick on my dog)
B-best friends with Dresden
I-I love Mexican candy (so spicy!)
N-never is lonely (I always have my dog)
Tobin La Bar
Chico
8
As part of his home-school program, Tobin La Bar takes part in a writing group that plays writing games, like this name poem that snagged him first place. Tobin says he enjoys drawing, playing with his friends and going to the park.Second place
Magical Moon
Moon
Beautiful, magical, alone
Glowing bright
In deep black space
No feet, no hands, no bright blue eyes
Morgen Reiser
Chico
11
Morgen Reiser penned her Poetry 99 entry as part of her home-school writing workbook. In addition to writing, she says she enjoys reading as well as climbing rocks and trees, and taking care of her animals—two dogs, a cat, chicken, fish and a horse!Third place
cLAsH!
cLAsH!
Loud music is always coming
From that small building
With the golden yellow cat
Sitting on the roof
Looking down at the sidewalk
With the tiny flowers
Growing in the cracks
Of the concrete
Aveline Travis
Chico
11
Aveline Travis is a regular top finisher in the CN&R’s annual Fiction 59 contest, and this is her first time in the top three for poetry. The Sherwood Montessori student said she loves music, especially Frank Sinatra; baking; and hanging out with her cats, Titus and Lazer.Honorable mentions
Ruby the dog
Weaving the trails on a hike
Avoiding a toddling tyke
Sometimes she runs into poison oak
Once she came out with an artichoke
Down and up, a daring run
Upper Park is lot of fun
Mona Hendriks
11
Chico
Table Mountain
A carpet of colors reaches towards the horizon
Short grass pokes out between black rocks
Little streams weave through the fields
Waterfalls splash down steep cliffs
A red-tailed hawk floats on the breeze
A cockapoo chases a cow
A green and white dragon kite soars and crashes in the mud
I love Table Mountain.
Mona Hendriks
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