THE SNORING COUNTRY SINGER
In his tour bus, he lies loudly snoring.
After a long day of tours and concerts
and autographs and pictures, he lays on
his back, eyes closed.
Chris Franklin
Abandoned Cotton Factory
The old abandoned cotton factory
reeks of the smell of old cotton.
It looks as if it has been
sitting there for years.
It is dark and slowly falling
apart. The old oak wood
cracking and creaking.
As I walk through it with my hand
sliding on the wall, I trip over
the fallen and broken piece of wood
I get back up with a scar
on my elbow.
I walk with you I talk
with you and I also
adore you. You and I
are best friends.
You are my caretaker.
Kenny Smith
God of Anger
black and slicked back
an unbuttoned tuxedo
nails on a chalkboard
sandpaper
cold block of ice
ghost peppers
aggressive hockey
prehistoric Megalodon
Zach Thomas
What People Bloom?
What people bloom? Daughters, sisters, sons or brother grow. You can’t stop them even though you want to.
What people bloom? Their minds get bigger. They go from smart to intelligent like lightening.
You may not notice an inch, but soon an inch becomes a foot. And that foot becomes five foot.
Then you have someone who is as tall as you, maybe bigger. You can’t stop it.
They love to grow. They want to grow, but thank goodness they can’t do it all overnight.
Eva M. Daughhetee
Just This
“One too many tonight, Shoe”
“Oh how could I”
“Everything matters, Wine Bottle”
“Fork, did you see the Rose?”
“No, Shoe, sorry”
“Oh come, oh come”
“Oh how merry, Rock”
“God bless the Rock”
“Oh Shoe, oh Shoe”
“Only if the Fork knew”
“Yee, yee,” the Wine Bottle said
Bailey Rena Frymire
The Farm
I like the moon
or is it the sun
a big white circle in
the sky during the
day
The tree is dead
how is this a
farm with no water
dry land
The house or is it
a half house, shack,
a deconstructed house
the ones the enemies
killed
Their women, getting water,
wearing a skirt, why
is she getting water,
make cake, drink it
Kylie Jones
Thomas Edison and a Bucket
Thomas Edison was a great inventor
He was born in 18-bucket.
Wait why did a bucket just get
into Edison’s life bucket?
Edison, kick the bucket!
Wait, that’s a phrase, isn’t it?
What does it mean? ‘Give up’?
Don’t give up, Edison!
You invented the light bucket, Edison!
Don’t you remember your great buckets?
Wait, don’t go!
Soren Morris
The Yodeling Vice Principal
The sun shines through the Vice Principal’s
blue office windows as he’s yodeling to
his desk. He has this big competition
coming up where he has to have the
best yodeling song to win. He has
been practicing for weeks, and the kids
at the school wish he would shut up.
Marcus
Friendship
I like you.
I hope you might
be able to come
with me here
to church on Sunday.
Kain Young
my father’s dream house
There are short rains in April.
I look out the window and see new 2000 houses.
My father has always loved those houses
in the suburbs of New York.
His favorite house is the till colored one at the end of the block
with the nice smooth look.
He wants to read the morning paper sitting on
the porch with his grey, big eared rabbits. I tell him to buy
the house, but he is old and stubborn. So I don’t
know if he will ever read his morning paper on the perfect porch.
Delanie Johnson
I am 5
I am 5 and
my little sister was just born
I was with my grandma and
we were on our way to the hospital
We picked my mom up and my
new little sister
Her name is Madison Young
We were on our way to tell
everyone the good news.
I am 5
MADISON! my mom yelled
My grandmother, curious, slammed
her breaks
“What’s wrong?”
Me, scared and worried
I am 5
My mom said, “She won’t wake up!”
I start to cry. My grandmother screamed and
called 911 I am 5
She tells them what happened
15 minutes here they are
I am 5
They get her out the car seat
put her in the ambulance
They rushed her to the hospital
I am 5
My mom and grandma let out
another scream
“No!” they screamed
My sister has to be air-lifted
No one could go
Me scared and anxious
I am 5
Alexus Young
Untitled
Why does everything
in the Spring blooming
little girls in bows
little boys down
in the house in
the basement by the
window to see rain
Nevaeh Maloy
West Junior High
West Memphis, AR
Dates of Visit: March 9 – 10, 2016
Faculty Sponsor: Ashley Lipe
Grade Level: 7
Appx. Number Students Served: 118
Visiting Writers: David Kinzer, Scott Ray, Molly Rector, Chris Tamigi