1 st PLACE – KINDERGARTEN – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
I AM THANKFUL FOR . . . .
by Lana Hildreth
I am thankful for the sun.
It keeps me warm when I run.
2 nd PLACE – KINDERGARTEN – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
I AM THANKFUL FOR . . . .
by Rustin Montgomery
I am thankful for my dad.
He makes me happy and not sad.
3 rd PLACE – KINDERGARTEN – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
I AM THANKFUL FOR . . . .
by Lineni Lavaka
I am thankful for love.
It is like a loving dove.
1 st PLACE – FIRST GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
SPRING
by Riggin Jensen
Songs of birds
Pets
Rats
Insects
New plants
Grape juice
2 nd PLACE – FIRST GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRANDPARENT
by Brynlee Jones
Great fun
Right on time
Amazing people
Nice always
Daring
Papa works hard
Awesome
Really wonderful
Excellent mechanic is my papa
Neat and clean is my grandma
Thankful for grandma and papa
3 rd PLACE – FIRST GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
FAMILY
by Bentley Teeples
Faithful
Amazing
My best friends
I love them
Loud and crazy
Yes I’m thankful for them.
3 rd PLACE – FIRST GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
BROTHER
by Allyson Walton
Baby
Really cute
Overly active
Tiny body
Happy sometimes
Eats formula
Really thankful for him
1 st PLACE – SECOND GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
THANKFUL
by Olivia Blaisdell
The things I’m thankful for are kindness
Hugs and kisses
Appreciation
Nothing is better than freedom
Kindness is a choice
Freedom
U.S.A.
Love and hugs
2 nd PLACE – SECOND GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Brecken Price
Gratitude
Respectful
Appreciation
Thankful
Independence
Thanks
United States of America
Declaration of Independence
Equality
3 rd PLACE – SECOND GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRANDPARENTS
by Jaxon Jay Shandrew
Grandparents are old.
Grandpa helps with my new house.
We love grandparents!
1 st PLACE – THIRD GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Audrey Moss
Gratefulness is being . . .
Responsible
Awesome
Thankful
Inspiring
Trustworthy
Useful
Dedicated
Eager
2 nd PLACE – THIRD GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Karlee Blaisdell
Gratefulness is forever.
Receive a gift.
Amazing things you do.
Team time.
I love gratitude.
Take it – it’s gratitude.
Use your love.
Do the things you love.
Empathy is gratitude.
3 rd PLACE – THIRD GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Daisy Huckaby
Gratitude
helpful, friendly
loving, giving, smiling
friends, family, bully, enemy
slapping, kicking, punching
careless, unappreciative
Ingratitude
1 st PLACE – FOURTH GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Myriam Teeples
Gratitude
Giving Thanks
Family, Friends, Water
Grateful for the Military
Grateful
1 st PLACE – FIFTH GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
NATURE IS FREE
by Colt Coleman
Nature is free.
There are so many trees.
Birds fly high in the sky
As clouds fly by.
Galloping on a chestnut horse,
Keeping the cows on course,
The dogs bark
To keep us safe in the dark.
The crisp, clean air
Is for everyone to share.
Hot in the summer breeze,
But cold in the winter, causing a sneeze.
Be thankful for the mountains that are lush and green
And thankful for people even though they can be mean.
Gratitude is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Won’t you try to share some
and be happy like me!
2 nd PLACE – FIFTH GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Izzy Haycock
My gratitude is like a light,
very big and very bright.
I love my family so much.
I also love my mother’s touch.
For every single tree,
and every little bee,
There is gratitude,
but let’s NOT include attitude.
I’m thankful for all the doctors,
and all my clothes.
We can all be grateful,
no need to be hateful.
Friends, teachers and family,
there are many sorts.
Technology, jobs and money,
I also love doing sports.
As you can see,
gratitude is the key.
So make up your mind,
And always be kind.
3 rd PLACE – FIFTH GRADE – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
A THOUGHT
by Tabitha Webster
Gratitude is kind and sweet.
Gratitude is such a treat.
I try to have it each day and night.
But all I do is fight, fight, fight.
At last one day I thought and thought.
I found gratitude! but just a spot.
I thought again but then I knew.
I had shown gratitude through and through.
I went to everyone whom I loved a lot.
I knew I had more than just a spot.
I really had a lot.
I went back home to think some more.
I knew I had to give more than before.
Yes, gratitude is kind and sweet.
Showing it is such a treat.
It is filled with love and care.
To everybody, everywhere.
1 st PLACE – MIDDLE SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
A TREASURE MORE GREAT
by Kolton Cox
A treasure more great
Than the ones in the sea,
The things found in fate
And by what you be.
Oh, lost in time
The things we see.
But in this rhyme
We do not see.
This rhyme was written
For what’s not seen,
But in the gratitude
Of whom we be.
To be a friend,
To be so kind,
To give a gift
You can’t define.
I’m grateful for emotions
To show me the way.
They make me happy,
But some are sad
But they always show.
2 nd PLACE – MIDDLE SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
TECHNOLOGY
by Joshua Pickett
What I’m truly thankful for
Is our world where technology keeps score.
We can access the Internet from school or from home
Or even from our very own smartphone.
But we must use it for good;
That must be understood.
To use it for evil would be catastrophic;
It would certainly be most, most tragic.
We can use it to learn
How to use a butter churn.
It can educate us with information galore
And then some more.
The knowledge we gain
Can help us stay sane.
We’re nearing the end;
Now it’s time to hit “send.”
3 rd PLACE – MIDDLE SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
MY FAMILY
by Alivia Briel
My family is very important to me;
With their help I can see how great I can be.
They have supported me in my youth.
They have always taught me to tell the truth.
I am grateful for other things, too.
Some of these things are softball and food.
Food is very wonderful indeed,
But softball is a lot more important to me.
My softball team is like my family;
They help me live very happily.
With their help I can stand strong
Even when everything seems to go wrong.
When I do things that let me have fun,
I realize my life is a wonderful one.
Everyone should be grateful for things like this
Even though it is just a short list.
1 st PLACE – HIGH SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
A RAY IN THE DARK
by Seder Nesbit
The wind shrieks against the bristling trees
Pushing, pulling
Putting shame to the previous gentle breeze.
The clouds gather and form,
Mending together like stitchwork,
Giving life to a new rising storm.
Rain begins to thicken.
The air starts to freeze.
My mind can’t help but quicken
My burdening unease.
The hair unfurls from my hood
While mist sprays a delicate frost to my lashes.
The middle of storm in which I stood–
My eyes dimming as each thought of mine crashes.
And I can’t help but wonder
Why must I endure this thunder?
The numbing cold-hearted abuse–
Why must I feel it all let loose?
This burden feels too strong;
The calm spirit inside has begun to crack.
How much longer will this storm prolong?
And just when I think it’ll never fall back.
A ray of light emerges, bold and strong.
Shining brightly through the somber sky above
And layering itself on my skin
Like a warm and embracing shove,
Healing me from deep within.
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A Ray in the Dark
Only a second, it lasts
But only a second I needed.
For the gratitude in my heart blasts
As the doubt in my mind retreated.
A new power reimburses
A strength of mind that nurses–
Knowledge of the end line
Is something success cannot decline.
For those who are strong enough to
Relish in the single ray of light they get
Are surely strong enough to get through
Amy storm that brings a threat.
2 nd PLACE – HIGH SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
GRATITUDE
by Kristal Ford
Gratitude is being thankful for someone’s kindness;
The actions or words are always there to reind us.
Their thoughtfulness can easily brighten your day
That there is always a better way.
Seeing gratitude warms your heart,
For seeing it is the very start.
It’s so easy and simple to do;
Once you begin, it doesn’t seem so new.
Hearing gratitude puts a smile on your face;
A frown can never try to take its place.
Those words are always very pleasant to hear,
Whether they are said far away or very near.
Feeling gratitude comes from dep inside;
The pleasant thankfulness can’t be denied.
The ability to experience when someone helps you,
Makes you want to spread the joy and happiness, too.
Believing in gratitude and all it holds tight;
Being appreciative and thankful is always right.
From seeing or hearing those words that are strong,
The impact they leave can last really long.
3 rd PLACE – HIGH SCHOOL – YOUTH POETRY CONTEST – 2019
THANKFULNESS
by Britta Sperry
Birds singing in the trees and the sun lighting everything I see.
There, the creek is flowing right by the road and the breeze clears the scene.
Snow is melting and grass is growing and leaves are turning green.
Oh, it’s great to see all the color in the world, but my favorite’s green.
I’m thankful for green.
Sun shining and the skies are clear and it’s warm, it’s true.
Butterflies fly from flower to flower with nothing else to do.
The waters warm and clear and the skies and her eyes are blue.
Oh, it’s great to see all the color in the world, but my favorite’s blue.
I’m thankful for blue.
Swim at the pool, frisbee at the park, let’s go play, she said.
Flip flops and sticky popsicles. The warmth goes to their heads.
Roses start to bloom. Campfires coming soon. Those are red.
Oh, it’s great to see all the color in the world, but my favorite’s red.
I’m thankful for red.
Oh, it’s great to see all the color in the world, but my favorite’s green.
But my favorite’s blue, but my favorite’s red.
I’m thankful for green, I’m thankful for blue, I’m thankful for red.