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Apple
Sauce
Literary Magazine
Spring 2014, Vol. XV, No.2
www.crestcollaborative.org
Rainforest Lizard
Emily
South Lawrence East Middle School
Creativity of 6th, 7th and 8th graders from Lawrence, Andover, Boxford, Haverhill and Methuen
Past And Present
Elizabeth
West Middle School
Apple Sauce
Published by the Enrichment Partnership of the CREST Collaborative
480 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts 01844
2200 copies printed May, 2014, Neoprint, Inc., Chelmsford, MA
Advisory Committee
Comprehensive Grammar School, Methuen Kathryn Turmel
Doherty Middle School, Andover Catherine Cannon-Francis
Marsh Grammar School, Methuen Eileen Burke
Henry K. Oliver Middler School, Lawrence Theresa Schaufenbil
Parthum Educational Complex, Lawrence Kim Barry
Sacred Hearts School, Haverhill Paula Keleher
South Lawrence East Middle, Lawrence Kathleen Ballerini
Spofford Pond School, Boxford Donna Morton
St. Augustine School, Andover Kathleen Kendall
Tenney Grammar School, Methuen Bill Borrelli
Donald P. Timony Grammar School, Methuen Dawn Kraunelis
West Middle School, Andover Sandra Lheron
Wood Hill Middle School, Andover Tamar Brady
Community Advisory Board
Joshua Kennedy Boxford Library, Boxford
Beth Kerrigan Memorial Hall Library, Andover
Kathleen Moran-Wallace Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen
Gael Nappa Haverhill Public Library, Haverhill
CREST’s Apple Magazines Friends Committee
Brooke Arakelian Gayle Henney Sandy Kelly Matthew Kraunelis Marianne Levis Karen Lunny Krista I. McLeod Sue Pervival Louise Sandberg Cathy Zembruski
Student Interns, CREST’s Apple Magazines:
Rachel Arone, MASCO ‘16; Ariel Leachman, AHS ‘15; *Madeleine McKeon, MHS ‘15;
*Caroline Mulligan, MHS ‘15; Amrutha Palaniyappan, AHS ‘16; Micheal Paulino, HHS ‘15;
Madeline Perigaut, AHS ‘14; Tarushi Sharma, AHS ‘15; Claire Vanderpot, MASCO ‘16
*Wendy Zhou, AHS ‘14
*CREST Journalism Award
Editor
Kristen Hollenbeck, CREST Enrichment Director
978 685-3000 x121 [email protected]
Graphic Design – Deborah Hines
Executive Director CREST Collaborative – Kim Oliveira
Special thanks to Comprehensive Grammar School for
hosting the AppleSauce Launch Night on May 14, 2014
Thanks to the generosity of many individuals and organizations, AppleSauce is distributed free
to the contributing authors and artists, the participating schools, local libraries, other community
organizations, Andover Bookstore, Smolak Farms and at Mann Orchards in Methuen.
Please see pages 4 and 5 for more information.
CREST Enrichment Partnership’s
Publications and Programs
18 Middle Schools,
Grades 7 & 8, 325 Students,
6 month Academic competition,
4,000 “alumni.”
Teams made by pairing a
Lawrence school with an
Andover, North Andover or
Methuen school. Follow the
tournament at
www.crestcollaborative.org/
academicbowl
Awards and Group Exhibit,
April 15, 2014, at Lawrence Heritage
State Park Visitors’ Center Art
Gallery. Grades 11-12. Top Artists
from Andover H.S., Lawrence H.S.,
Methuen H.S., Since 1988
18 Elementary Schools, Grades 3-5,
twice a year. Started in 2004.
Next submission period:
November, 2014
page 2
15 Middle Schools,
Grades 6-8,
December, 2014
More than 47 Elementary and
Middle Schools, Grades K-8,
1700 Students, 63 classes.
Pen Pals paired with a class
in another Greater Lawrence
community. Teachers sign up
in September. 27,000 pen pals
since 1985.
4 High Schools, Grades 9-12,
January, 2015
Apple
Sauce
AppleSauce Support
AppleSauce is a regional literary magazine showcasing the creative talents of sixth, seventh and eighth grade
students from the 17 public elementary schools in the communities served by the CREST Collaborative’s
Enrichment Partnership: Lawrence, Boxford, Andover, and Methuen and St. Augustine School, Andover
and Sacred Hearts School, Haverhill. Through its many programs, listed on page 2, the Enrichment program
strives to nurture the social and cultural bonds between the communities; challenge, develop, and showcase
students’ skills and talents; provide new opportunities for students to explore, develop and succeed; and
reinforce the educational goals of the participating schools.
AppleSauce is made possible by the wealth of local talented young writers and artists, by the collaboration
of the dedicated teachers who inspire, challenge, and encourage them, and by the support of individuals,
foundations, businesses, organizations, PTOs, Friends, and the school districts. We welcome your support.
CREST is a 501c3 non-profit tax-deductible public education organization.
AppleSauce is distributed free throughout the Merrimack Valley: in the schools, libraries, youth centers,
seniors centers, and other public places. Printing each issue is subject to funding. Ideally, we would like to be
able to print and distribute 3,000 copies of AppleSauce to meet the demand. If you believe these magazines
are valuable and can help us continue to provide future young authors and artists the opportunity to be
published, please consider supporting the AppleSauce program with a tax-deductible contribution in
any amount. Contributions will be acknowledged in the next AppleSauce publication. Matching gifts
from employers are encouraged. Thank you for your generous support.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Please make your tax-deductible contribution payable to CREST - Enrichment and return this form to:
Friends of the CREST Apple Magazines
Enrichment Partnership - CREST Collaborative
480 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts 01844
Kristen Hollenbeck - Enrichment Director 978-946-0121
n Yes! I will support the AppleSauce program.
n Apple of Our Eye, $1,000 and above $_______________ n Angel - $500
n Benefactor - $250
n Patron - $100
n $_____________
n Sponsor - $50 n $25
Name (as you wish to be listed): ____________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________________________
Student’s Name: ___________________________ School:___________________________________
Student’s Name:____________________________ School:___________________________________
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Financial Contributors
This publication was made possible in part by the support of the participating school
districts, contributions from individuals, businesses, organizations, and grants from:
Jebediah Foundation
and the Lawrence Cultural Council, and Methuen Cultural Council –
local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency
Contributions received after we went to press will be acknowledged
in the next editions of AppleSeed, AppleSauce and ApplePi.
Thank You to All Our Contributors.
Apple Of Our Eye
Jebediah Foundation • Greater Lawrence Kiwanis Club Foundation
Methuen Cultural Council • Lawrence Cultural Council
Angels
Anonymous
Patrons
Anonymous, Adamsczyk Family, Vineet Agarwal, The Bartlett Family, F. Gallo Lawn Care and Construction
Krista McLeod and Matthew McKeon, Marsh School PTO, Steve Ouellette, Patrick and Estelle Schweizer
Sponsors and Donors
Anonymous
Andover Cultural Council
Boxford Chinese School
Bravo Family
Michael and Susan Burns
Richard J. Byers, Attorney At Law
Abel Cano
Amy B. Clark
Donna Coppola
Michael and Kelley Fleming
Sandra Lynn Foreman
The Gaudin Family
Krista Galligani
Mary and Jeffrey Gealow
Mark and Virginia Grossman
Scott and Joanne Harkins
Jay and Catherine Healey
Felix F. Hernandez
Ridwan and Christine Himawan
Michelle and Steven Jankowski
Nigel and Mary-Jo Keenan
Teresa and Andy Kelley
The Kennefick Family
Ariel Kim’s Family
The Kioko Center, LLC Pediatric Speech
and Occupational Therapy
Kojokuru Family
The Lacroix Family
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Deb Littlefield
Rajendra and Poornima Malliwal
Marlene Liu
Kevin and Beth Anne Maresca
Michael and Karen Martin
Patti and Meghan McDonough
Fadi Melki
Napoli Pizza and Subs
James and Maura O’Brien
Brian and Katherine O’Neil
Jeremy Partyka
Edwin and Kate Powers
Kathleen Quill
Leslie Quinlan
Gregoria Rosario
Ramamurty Sambangi
Serapiglia Family
Smith Family
Sorenson Electric, Inc.
Keri Stella
Eleanor Storch
Kimberly Swift
Sydney, Nga and Dighduy Tran
Ari White
Bill Willard and Liz Michalski
Christopher and Aileen Yates
Guoshauai Zhang
Pearl Zhu
Apple
Sauce
Friends Committee Members
Brooke Arakelian (North Andover), Karen Lunny (North Andover), Krista I. McLeod (Methuen),
Marianne Levis (Methuen), Gayle Henney (North Andover), Cathy Zembruski (Methuen), Sandy
Kelly (Andover), Sue Pervival (North Andover), Louise Sandberg (Lawrence), Matthew Kraunelis
(Methuen), Monica Gallacher (Andover) and Leslie Quinlan (Lawrence).
Friends of CREST’s Apple Magazines
AppleSeed (grades 3-5), AppleSauce (grades 6-8) and ApplePi (grades 9-12) showcase and nurture
creative writing and artistic expression. In addition, the magazines and the launch events build
connections among students and communities. The Friends of the CREST Apple Magazines is a
group of parents, teachers, community leaders, and professionals who have joined to support these
three extraordinary publications. The Friends of CREST’s Apple Magazines have five main goals:
• Ensure the magazines become financially secure
• Improve and expand the distribution of the magazines in the community
• Expand the resources for teachers to use the magazines in classrooms
• Support the growing number of high school student assistant editors
• Create new opportunities for students to read, exchange ideas, learn, and be recognized
We are currently looking for more members, especially from Andover and Lawrence. We meet
Monday evenings three times a year. If you would like join us or have ideas about how we can
accomplish our goals, please be in touch.
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About This Magazine
AppleSauce is a bi-annual regional middle school literary magazine serving 17 middle schools
in Greater Lawrence. Started in 2000, its main purpose is to showcase the creative talents of
sixth, seventh and eighth grade students from the public schools in the communities served by
the Greater Lawrence Education Collaborative’s Enrichment Partnership: Lawrence, Boxford,
Andover, and Methuen.
Our mission is: “To build bridges among our communities and create opportunities for all
students to succeed.” Through its many programs, which serve thousands of students from grades
K through 12, we strive to nurture the social and cultural bonds between the communities;
challenge, develop, and showcase students’ skills and talents; provide new opportunities for
students to develop; and reinforce the educational goals of the participating schools.
This is the twenty-ninth issue of AppleSauce. Works are submitted twice a year through
the advisors at the participating schools. With the help of our community advisory board and
Friends Committee, follow-up readings are held at the public libraries and other venues in our
communities.
Students interested in submitting pieces to AppleSauce should contact their school’s advisor.
All submissions must be accompanied by a submission form, which is available from the advisor
and from other teachers at the school. Advisors will be submitting pieces to us for the next issue of
AppleSauce in the autumn of 2014.
In order to reach a large readership, AppleSeed, AppleSauce and ApplePi are distributed free
throughout the Greater Lawrence community-- in the schools, libraries, youth centers, senior
centers, other public places, at Mann Orchards in Methuen, Smolak Farms in North Andover and
Andover Bookstore in Andover. Each published contributor receives several complimentary copies.
Excerpts from the magazines are also available electronically on the CREST website (without the
last names). Through the hard copies and electronic copies, we estimate that between 5,000 and
10,000 people read each issue we publish, which is usually about 1,200 - 2,500 copies, depending
on funding. Ideally, we would like to be able to print and distribute 4,000 copies of AppleSeed,
3,000 copies of AppleSauce and 2,500 copies of ApplePi to meet the demand.
AppleSauce is made possible by the wealth of local talented young writers and artists, by the
collaboration of the dedicated teachers who inspire, challenge, and encourage them, and by the
support of the school districts, individuals, foundations, businesses, organizations and PTOs.
We welcome your support. CREST is a 501c3 non-profit tax deductible public education
organization. If you, your business or organization is interested in receiving or distributing our
magazines on a regular basis, please contact the Friends Committee (see page 5).
In addition to financial support, our areas of need include parent volunteer help with editing,
typing, scanning, distribution, registration at launch nights, videotaping, audiotaping, publicity,
and recognizing the people who make these magazines possible. If you would like to help or
join us, please contact Kristen Hollenbeck at the CREST Central Office, 978 685-3000 x110,
[email protected], or a member of our Friends Committee (see page 5).
High school sophomores and juniors who are interested in helping produce AppleSeed,
AppleSauce and ApplePi are encouraged to get in touch with us. Our meetings are on Tuesday
afternoons from mid September through the end of May. These student editors play an active role
in the selection, editing and publishing process for all three magazines.
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Apple
Sauce
Apple Magazine Advisors
Andover: Ms. Nancy Snow, Bancroft Elementary School; Ms. Julie Lovejoy, Bancroft Elementary School; Ms.
Catherine Cannon-Francis, Doherty Middle School; Ms. Susan Farquhar, High Plain Elementary School; Ms.
Andrea Worster, Sanborn Elementary School; Ms. Julianne Toomey-Kautz, South Elementary School; Ms. Kasey
O’Dea, St. Augustine School; Ms. Kathleen Kendall, St. Augustine School, Andover; Ms. Hannah Robins, West
Elementary School; Ms. Sandra Lheron, West Middle School; Ms. Jamie Kaplan, West Elementary School;
Tamar Brady, Wood Hill Middle School. Boxford: Ms. Donna Morton, Spofford Pond School, Boxford.
Haverhill: Ms. Mary Beth Maranto, Tilton School; Ms. Dawn Pavlini, Sacred Hearts School; Ms. Paula Keleher,
Sacred Hearts School, Haverhill; Ms. Danielle Bouchard, Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter School. Lawrence:
Ms. Corinne D’Onofrio, Guilmette Elementary School; Ms. Leslie Quinlan, The Oliver Partnership School; Ms.
Theresa Schaufenbil, The Oliver Partnership School; Ms. Kim Barry, Edward R. Parthum Educational Complex;
Ms. Kathleen Ballerini, South Lawrence East Middle School; Ms. Nicole Romano, John K. Tarbox School; Ms.
Amy Salafia, John K. Tarbox School. Methuen: Ms. Tara Croteau, Comprehensive Grammar School; Ms. Linda
D’Angelo, Comprehensive Grammar School; Ms. Kathryn Turmel, Comprehensive Grammar School; Ms.
Mary Beth Noe, Marsh Grammar School; Ms. Eileen Burke, Marsh Grammar School; Ms. Anne Marie Erler,
Tenney Grammar School; Ms. Sabrina Provost, Tenney Grammar School; Mr. Bill Borrelli, Tenney Grammar
School; Ms. Suzanne Stasinos, Donald P. Timony Grammar School; Ms. Dawn Kraunelis, Donald P. Timony
Grammar School. Other Schools: Ms. Amy Siemasko, Essex Academy at Coastal (CREST), Methuen; Ms. Cat
Amsterdam, Lifeways School (CREST), Methuen; Ms. Cara Longevin, Lifeways School (CREST), Methuen.
Community: Kathleen Moran-Wallace, Head of Children’s Services, Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen; Beth
Kerrigan, Head of Children’s Library, Memorial Hall Library, Andover; Joshua Kennedy, Head of Children’s
Library, Boxford Town Library; Gael Nappa, Children’s Library, Haverhill Public Library
2013-14 Editorial Interns
Rachel Arone, MASCO ‘16; Ariel Leachman, AHS ‘15; *Madeleine McKeon, MHS ‘15; *Caroline Mulligan,
MHS ‘15; Amrutha Palaniyappan, AHS ‘16; Micheal Paulino, HHS ‘15; Madeline Perigaut, AHS ‘14;
Tarushi Sharma, AHS ‘15; Claire Vanderpot, MASCO ‘16; *Wendy Zhou, AHS ‘14
*CREST Journalism Award
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Praise for AppleSauce
Gayle C. Heney
“AppleSauce gives students the opportunity to showcase their creativity through a professional looking
publication that brings together the voices and artwork of 6th – 8th graders in several schools and
communities. It gives students the ability to share what’s in their hearts and minds and encourages public
speaking through public launch events. I have seen children and adults listen attentively to what these
poets and artists have to say. This reinforces their self esteem and helps builds confidence. As the past poet
laureate of North Andover, I am pleased that AppleSauce encourages students to sharpen their poetic and
artistic skills while strengthening our Essex County poetry community with these new members.”
–Gayle C. Heney, Producer & Host of the TV series Write Now
Former 2-term Poet Laureate of North Andover
Matt Kraunelis
“I believe that it is important for students to participate in the arts at a young age. Early exposure to
poetry, visual art, and prose, fosters an appreciation of art and culture that often proves to be a life-long
companion. The Apple Magazines offer a unique way for children to cultivate their creativity and see it
through to the joy of publication. These magazines are an indispensable asset to the students, the school
system, and the entire Merrimack Valley community.”
–Matt Kraunelis, Author and founding member of the
Robert Frost Foundation & Grey Court Poets.
Jackie Davies
“I was lucky enough to come across copies of all three magazines—Apple Seed, Apple Sauce,
and Apple Pi—and I was impressed by the quality of work produced by the students. The short
stories used vivid language and displayed an uncommon sense of story structure—pacing, rising
conflict, and resolution. The poems were sharp, funny, thought provoking, and adept. The artwork
provided a feast for the eyes, ranging in media as diverse as photography, oil painting, watercolor,
and pottery. As if that weren’t enough, the production value of the magazines themselves was
exceptionally high, providing a fitting showcase for the extraordinary work within.”
Jackie Davies is a noted author of children’s books, including: Where the Ground Meets the Sky, The Boy
Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon, The Night Is Singing, The House Takes a Vacation, The Lemonade War, Tricking the Tallyman, Lost. Her website is: http://www.jacquelinedavies.net
Marianne Levis
“These literary magazines continue to amaze me! I enjoy reading student pieces, admiring the artwork
and photographs as well as the musical notes and lyrics. The student poems and stories are wonderful examples to share with students. They inspire the students to practice the traits of good writing and submit
their own writing for publication. The competition is challenging, but worth the effort every semester. I
like to use the magazines as a rich source for writing ideas in the classroom.”
–Marianne Levis, Methuen High School, Methuen
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Apple
Sauce
Contributors
COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Kourin
What If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ava
Love (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Esra
My Buddy (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Samuel
Robin’s Egg (Photo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Alyssa
Self-Portrait (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gabrielle
Doctor Who (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
HannahYou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Kaleigh
Snowy Sunset (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Jakob
Dark Hallway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Amy
Spring Garden (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DOHERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CailinFear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Alex
A Penguin’s Day (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Audrey
My Little Red Umbrella (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
AlysonHeights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Will
My Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Kathryn
Nature Sphere (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Keegan
Lebron James (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hannah
The Flaming Rock (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anna
Ocean Sunset (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Gabrielle
Ode To Skittles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Savya
Morning Sunshine (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DominicThunderstorm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MARSH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Cassandra
My Dagger (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ashlyn
Summer Sneakers (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hana
Nature Of This World (Art) . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
EmilyIcicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Destiny
Peace Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emily
Mind and Reality (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Emily
Mind and Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Karina
Polar Ice Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Malori
Staying Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Paul
Myth Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Contributors
HENRY K. OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Valery
If I Ruled The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Elizabeth
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
MariaDreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ReynaYou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Louna
Flowers (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Onelys
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Diana
I Am Powerful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jeffrey
My Past, Present, And Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
PARTHUM EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
Denise Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Nataly
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manases
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lia
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lia
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SACRED HEARTS SCHOOL
Kolby
Moonlit Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Killian
Night Sky (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Timothy
The Big Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Grace
Traveling The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
KatieDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gavin
Mahi Mahi (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SarahSpring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CarolineLove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Julia
How Do I Promote Peace In The World? . . . . . . . . 45
AlexandraSurfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Anne
Countdown To Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Marianna
Port Town Blooms (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cameron
Shimmering Rose (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SOUTH LAWRENCE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
Kaylie
This Is My Favorite Place! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Danializ
Andrea Gail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Juana Monet Seascape (Art) . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
Natasha Feather (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Natasha Girl Sketch (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Axel Hawk (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Geidy Georgia Flowers (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emily Rainforest Lizard (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Cover
Jaiymee Mountain Watercolor (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Apple
Sauce
Contributors
SPOFFORD POND SCHOOL
DariaUntitled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brooke
Pastel Spring (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Caitlin
Accidental Song (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Joshua
I Have A Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Raymond
The Frogger (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
LillyTitanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Emily
Mythological Creature (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Robbie
Cabin In The Woods (Photo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
JuliaFlowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Marisol & Sophia Beyond The Sunrise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Keilan
Islamic Inspired Design (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Alex
Hudertwasser Detail (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ST. AUGUSTINE SCHOOL
Axel Howling Monkey (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Vishvesh
Butterfly (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Talha
The Rising Sun (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Andrew
The Hoodie (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Andrew
Paradise (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Maya I Will Rise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Andrew
Sunset (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TylerMoney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TENNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Cynitha
Stay Strong (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Angelica
The Sunset Cheetah (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Emalee
Zentangle Patterns (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Zoe
Garden Gnome (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alexander
I’ve Got My Eye On You (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
DONALD P. TIMONY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Brian
Ode To Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emmanuel
I Love Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Jaytheun
Ode To Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Valentina
Ode To Popsicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Meghan
This Is Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mary Beth Believe In Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
NickUntitled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Danelys
Ode To Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Julia
The Nutcracker Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
page 11
Contributors
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
AJ
Big Shoes To Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PatrickSoldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Margaret
Dragon (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CharlotteExplanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Akshara
A Peacock Tale (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Akshara
A Peacock Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Damien
Skin ‘N Bones (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
JacquelynHeaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Andrea
Apple (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
William
Cradles To Crayons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ruby
The Outback (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Jessica
The Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rebecca
A Rainy Day (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dario
Into The Deep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Elizabeth
Past And Present (Art) . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
WOOD HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Delia
I Am A Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Julianna
Quiet And Cooling! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Carter
Standing In Front Of Myself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Kaiwen
Untitled (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Megan
Year Of The Horse (Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
RyanGoodbye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Amy
Window Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Belle
You And The Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Annette
Life According To Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
KarishmaKetchup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Malachi
Where I’m From . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chazz
The Lost Feline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
page 12
Apple
Sauce
Morning Sunshine
Savya, Doherty Middle School
Believe In Yourself
Flowers
“Number 208, you’re up,” said the judge
into the loudspeaker. Julia was extremely
nervous before the first jump, even after she
trotted her circle. She knew she shouldn’t be
tense because her roan horse Lucky would
sense it and do something naughty. She was
right. As she cantered up to the blue vertical
she pushed up into her jumping position.
Julia was stiff as a board. . . and Lucky
knew it. One stride away he skipped left,
but Julia wasn’t ready. It went so fast and
the next thing she knew she was tangled up
in the broken jump and spitting out dirt.
But she didn’t cry or quit. She stood up,
grabbed Lucky and vaulted back on. She
finished her course and got second place.
Julia never gave up.
Colors scattered all around,
Little buds sprouting to life
Everything feels brighter.
Tulips rise reaching for the sun,
Roses bloom and shine
Violets sprout in gardens.
Beautiful scents roam through the air
All the colors you can imagine
Flowers are everywhere
Julia
Spofford Pond School
Mary Beth
Timony Grammar School
page 13
Doctor Who
Untitled
page 14
Gabrielle, Comprehensive Grammar School
Onelys, Henry K. Oliver Middle School
Apple
Sauce
Money
If I Ruled The World
I love money! Money is cool,
You can use money to build a church
or a school.
I love money! Money is sweet,
You can use money to buy a bakery or
mountain retreat.
If you have a lot of money, please don’t fuss,
You can get a car or a bus.
When you have lot of money, don’t throw
it down the drain,
Use it to buy a bear or a train.
With your money you could get a jet
Or you could buy a cute little pet.
If you have a lot of money and you don’t
know what to do, why don’t use it
to help others get things too!
If I ruled the world there would be houses
built for the poor and homeless.
If I ruled the world ignorant people would
not exist.
If I ruled the world people wouldn’t judge
one another by skin color or race,
but what’s inside.
If I ruled the world I would try to cure
cancer.
If I ruled the world I would stop teen
pregnancy.
If I ruled the world everyone would be able
to cheat death so loved ones don’t cry.
If I ruled the world people would know
more than one language.
If I ruled the world bullying would be
gone for good.
Valery
Henry K. Oliver Middle School
Tyler
St. Augustine School
Apple
Andrea
West Middle School
page 15
Zentangle Patterns
Emalee, Tenney Grammar School
Untitled
The anxiety rushed through her body
as she ran along the moonlit road. Her
hair, which had been elegantly swept up
in a chignon was now reduced into a loose
ponytail. Her pupils expanded in fear
as she saw the shadows nearing her. Her
head was telling her to move her legs, but
her consumed heart wanted to cry out and
collapse onto the ground. Her head kept
pushing, but the fear was too strong. Her
knees buckled, and she collapsed onto
the cold, hard, pavement in a shivering
heap of anxiety and fear. The first thing
she felt was pain. Not the sharp pain of a
wound or cut, but a deep, foreboding pain
that seemed to start in the very center of
her, creeping out and swirling around her
in the air, suffocating her. The men- no,
they couldn’t be men, they were more like
creatures, infused with shadows –standing
around her, seemed to bore into her soul
with those glowing eyes of theirs. Their
sickly, branch-like arms touched her
shaking skin. And suddenly, she wasn’t
herself anymore. She felt fine; all the pain
was gone and replaced with a cool, soothing
feeling. She felt no desire to move, and it
was a good thing too, because she couldn’t
move her body even if she wanted to. She
had no control over her body; her body
was gone, her old self, no longer a part of
her. Her new form, her new soul, her new
purpose was more wonderful than anything
she had ever experienced. She wanted
to reach out to thank them, they who
had given her this newfound ability. She
wanted to thank, to glorify, to – suddenly,
all the happiness drained out of her.
Coldness infused her body. She wanted to
cry, to scream out in betrayal. Why had
they done this? Why did these creatures
that had seemed so heavenly turn into the
cruel, evil being they truly were? Her eyes
now saw the truth. She had been blinded
by selfishness. And now, she was going to
die.
Daria
page 16
Apple
Sauce
My Computer
Where I’m From
You enter the room and I have you in
my grasp
I lure you in with the promise of power
I show you a kingdom to rule
I lay the foundation for cities to be built
I give you the tools for monsters to be slain
I grant you the gift of puzzles to be
completed
I light the paths that lead to greatness
Yet you could shut me down with the press
of a button
But you won’t
Because
I will crush your enemies
I will vanquish your opposition
I will laugh with you at the fear in their eyes
Other times we will subdue them
Always
Together
We will rule the world
I am from New York
Where my soul glistens from the sun.
Will
Doherty Middle School
I am from Poland,
From across the crystal sea.
I am from the heavens and
from the United States.
I am from Puerto Rico.
I am from Santa and the North Pole,
where my soul is inside all
of the children’s presents
even their hearts.
I am from reindeer and elves.
I am from large family holiday celebrations
Together.
Malachi
Wood Hill Middle School
page 17
Feather
Natasha
Into The Deep
A realm below our feet,
safe from the ordinary and confusion
of the world above
The ocean still so unknown
so intriguing
it reels you in like fish on a rod.
Into the deep
under the waves,
into a world that is not our own.
A turtle emerges from the shroud
of seaweed
just as curious as me.
I am the intruder in his domain
he is investigating me.
Like a diamond in a bag of coal,
There is beauty in the endless ocean.
Lurking in the darkness: there is life.
There are odd creatures darting left
and right before my eyes.
In the Hawaiian waters,
I am surrounded by complete silence,
and the soft stroke of flippers under
the sea.
Yet there is still the sense of mystery
and danger.
But curiosity overpowers all.
The turtle and I inch closer and
we almost touch.
The unity between two species is
awe-inspiring.
Then a whoosh of bubbles,
and silence.
Dario
West Middle School
page 18
Apple
Sauce
Untitled Kaiwen, Wood Hill Middle School
You
Ode To Hockey
You’re sad. You’re mad. You’re disappointed.
You think it’s over, but it never is.
Live on, be yourself. Don’t worry
about what they say.
They can’t stop you. No one can.
You are smarter, wiser and stronger
than them.
They can’t control you, so do not
listen to them.
It’s your life. Live it how you want.
Don’t let the bullies bring you down.
They can’t change so never think that.
You’re yourself and that’s all that matters.
Yourself is what makes you happy.
Don’t be someone else for other people.
Be you. No one else.
Do what makes you enjoy life.
Do what makes you YOU!
Ice Hockey, ice hockey,
so intense and so swift.
Pouring out your heart
each and every shift.
Hannah
Comprehensive Grammar School
freezing and so cold.
Be prepared to be screamed at,
if you don’t do as you’re told.
so quick and so rough.
You shouldn’t even play,
if you’re not a little tough.
Ice hockey, ice hockey,
everybody talks.
Penalties result,
in some time in the box.
Brian
page 19
Sunset
Andrew, St. Augustine School
Peace Outside
Clear blue sky; sun shining
through my window
The bright white snow sparkling on
the ground
Straight ahead I see the leafless
trees and black crows
I take a moment and enjoy the
Peace outside
Destiny
Marsh Grammar School
page 20
You
You hold the entire ocean in your veins
And universe in your eyes
And I know that flowers grow out of
your skin.
I am just a sad dandelion surrounded by
so many roses
And every part of me hopes that I could
someday be enough for
You.
Reyna
Apple
Sauce
Mahi-Mahi
Gavin
Sacred Hearts School
Window Girl
I am a window
Covered by curtains
Dusty and dirty
They treat me like a decoration
Just decorating the halls
But I have feelings
I am a window
People look through me like I’m
transparent,
Stare at me because I’m not one of them
Some people smile at me
Feel bad for me
But they never bother to help
To clean off a smudge
When a storm comes around,
I crack
They ask if I’m all right
I lie
Say yes
It all builds up
I have shattered
Amy
page 21
A Penguin’s
Day
A Penguin’s
Day
I waddle
Here and there
I waddle everywhere.
As I slide on my tummy
I start to get very hungry
So I soar through the air
Without a single thing to spare,
Then I plop into the water.
I propel
myself
with my
fins.
And just
tellin’
ya we
don’t
have any
chins.
I have
a blast
Twisting
and
turning
at last.
I search
for my
food under
the ice.
I take a quick
bite and
say that was
quite nice.
I emerge from the water and
make my way
home as I get
into bed I think
about what
will happen on my
next penguin day.
Alex
Alex Durham
Doherty
Middle
School
Doherty
Middle
School
Untitled
Lia
Parthum Educational Complex
page 22
Apple
Sauce
Heaven
We stroll barefoot
in the snow
blue lips
red cheeks
giddy laughter.
We run from the world
No destination in sight.
We journey to the moon
and back
and everywhere in between.
We searched for five-course meals
and fancy attire
but dripping sweatshirts
and dirty boots
seem more like us.
So we chase snowflakes
and splash in puddles
because we’re little girls at heart.
A curtain of stars hangs in the sky
as the sun creeps into bed.
The best day leaves but the memories
stay forever.
We come to know that
the best times are unplanned
the best friendships are unparalleled
true heaven is always in reach.
Jacquelyn
West Middle School
Surfing
Feeling the breeze of the cool ocean air
And the waving of my salty hair
I walk to the shore with my board
in my hand
And I dig my feet into the warm sand
As I walk into the water and
drift slowly away
It’s as if I hadn’t had a care in days
As I paddle out to sea
I can feel the rush of the cold water
all over me
The sun so bright, I shield my eyes
But I can see in the distance a wave
starting to rise
My excitement swells, my adrenaline’s
on fire
I ready my board to fulfill my desire
I turn the board around and paddle
rather quick
I get picked up by the wave, I jump
although it’s slick
I stand above the water, up on top
Closing my eyes, not wanting to stop
Alexandra
page 23
I Am A Witch
I sit in the pale yellow swing
Moving my feet, heel toe, heel toe
My white Sunday shoes now brown
And baby-blue puffy dress ripped and
stained with green and red
I stroke my tangled hair
With dirt-filled nails
Tightening my green bow that dangles
I look around the empty playground
Waiting, waiting, waiting,
Waiting for a new friend to approach
The last victims that played here
Did not agree with me
Their appearances sickened my stomach
And their attitudes boiled my blood
I kicked them aside
And threw them to the curb
Vanishing them from my land forever
Sometimes it only takes a look,
Motionlessly staring
Sending them aching pains
Shutting down their bodies
Forcing them to choke
Sadly, still I sit in the pale yellow swing
Moving my feet, heel toe, heel toe
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Delia
Garden Gnome
Zoe
Tenney Grammar School
page 24
Apple
Sauce
Dark Hallway
Life will always be a long, dark corridor
Unless you turn your life around from
drugs and alcohol
Taking drugs and drinking alcohol will
make you feel like you are in a long, dark
corridor
And there’s no way out.
Jakob
Shimmering Rose
Cameron
page 25
Soldiers
When I was younger
I was the general
of a proud army of
small
plastic
soldiers
who marched,
in the great parades for their leader
the soldier’s weaponry held vigilantly
at their sides
ready for an enemy counter
On one of these great parades
the soldiers were marching eastward
through the kitchen
My father warned of repairmen with heavy boots
who were going to march through
where my soldiers now marched.
Repairmen with heavy boots
that could rip the arms and legs
clean off their plastic bodies,
but I never believed
an army of such caliber
could ever be defeated
The soldiers
though they were the mightiest
of all armies
they were no match for
the weight of large boots
I found them, their ligaments
snapped from their bodies.
Their once proud ranks
broken
and so was I
I thought back to what my father had said
and I wish I had done something
to save my soldiers
Patrick
West Middle School
page 26
Apple
Sauce
Myth Maker
Mysteries and myths of long ago
Yearning to awaken
Through a single man’s word
Helping those learn of his tale
Making for those with curiosity
All come to read, whilst
Keeping determined night and day
Embracing a lost language
Remembering his lost family
Joining fact with fiction
Rummaging through classic tales
Recreating in his own eyes
The world of Middle Earth
Offering teachings of heroism
Living the dark tales
Killing beasts in dreams
In all sizes
Encasing his world in infinite care
Nonexistent to nonbelievers
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien truly believes
Hawk
Axel
Paul
page 27
Cradles To Crayons
Abandoned, battered, and broken children.
Some live right around the corner from me,
And need all the help they can get.
They don’t have proper materials for school
like I do.
They don’t have a warm, cozy, or soft place
to sleep,
like I do.
Their families can’t provide for them,
like mine can.
What little I could gather helped
them out.
Whether it was an old cradle,
a small pack of crayons,
broken and ancient books,
a few packs of pencils,
rulers,
markers,
tape,
or paper.
But why did I help those who
were not fortunate enough to help
themselves?
Because I am part of a community.
A community more loving than
brothers and sisters,
more helpful than a teacher,
stronger than concrete.
And because when I need help
When I am the broken child,
I count on my community to help
Me.
Islamic Inspired Design
Keilan
William Raphael
West Middle School
page 28
Apple
Sauce
Icicles
Icicles form on the edges
Of the roof and from the
Bottoms of cars.
Some think them dangerous,
But I see the truth.
The magic, the wonder,
Icicles behold it all.
Emily
My Little Red Umbrella
Audrey
page 29
The Rising Sun
Talha
Accidental Song
Caitlin
page 30
Apple
Sauce
Spring Garden
Amy, Comprehensive Grammar School
Life According To Me
Nobody likes long car rides back and forth, back and forth.
Nobody likes to wake up on a Monday morning.
Nobody likes to brush their teeth after every meal (as recommended by the dentist).
Nobody likes to shower (as we’re expected to).
Nobody likes to shovel snow while others are playing in it.
Nobody likes doing homework.
Nobody likes to eat zucchini, onion and beets
Nobody likes to follow their mom to Market Basket.
Nobody likes to clean their room.
Nobody likes doing the dishes after dinner.
But if it means getting a good book
All of these will be done in five seconds flat.
Annette
page 31
Explanation
She broke
the clock because
she was angry—
Angry at
time,
for giving
so much,
and taking it away
in
an
instant
It had seemed
to taunt
her
from the wall,
tick-tocking
at her
tears,
so she
threw
it—
But time
continued
on,
though the
wires and
springs
of
life
lay
strewn across
her
floor
Charlotte
West Middle School
Night Sky
Killian
Dance
Dealing with the pain, no matter how hard it hurts
Acting like someone else, like the real you was never there
Never giving up
Caring for others, like they were sisters
Every dance has a story.
Katie
page 32
Apple
Sauce
Untitled
On September 23, 2011, the hardest
four months of my life began. The doctors
told me I had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
They also said that if I wanted to do the
treatment, which I wanted to do so I could
live, I would lose my hair. I was scared,
but I knew it was worth it in the end so
I could live.
I had to have to twelve weeks of
chemotherapy and two weeks of radiation.
One week later I went to the Jimmy Fund
for the first of my twelve chemo treatments.
I was worried about it, especially when I
was receiving medicine; but all was well at
the end.
Every treatment they had to take blood
to make sure I was healthy enough to
receive it. Instead of sticking the needle
straight into my body they put a portacath
in me so that when they stuck me the
portacath gave them the blood. Sometimes
I vomited at the hospital because the smell
was bad. After a while, I learned to deal
with it and eventually stopped vomiting.
On treatment days either one or both
of my parents came with me. They always
stuck by my side. My doctors, Dr. Collins
and Dr. Davies, always checked in on me
to see how I was feeling. One day during
treatment, I met New England Patriots
Lineman Rob Ninkovich, and he gave
me an autographed football. Two weeks
later I met former Patriots player Rich
Ohernberger, and he did the same thing.
Every treatment flew by and soon
enough it was December 20th, 2011. I
was in the Jimmy Fund with a smile on
my face knowing it was my last round of
chemo. The nurses gave me a bag of gifts
which had a Boston Red Sox sweatshirt,
an autographed Patriots football and four
tickets to a Celtics game. For Christmas, I
got a Nintendo D.S! I then had treatment
at 5:00pm. I felt great because my last
chemo was done, and I could go home!
Later that week I visited the doctors.
They said I would have radiation at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital. On
January 3, 2012, I went for my first
radiation treatment. I sat with a woman
named Jessica and waited to get called in.
The first day went great, and then I got to
go home.
Radiation got harder, but then a great day
arrived. I had my last radiation treatment
and then my radiation team gave me a card
that they had signed. On January 18, 2012
I was declared CANCER-FREE!!!!
Once I knew I was cancer-free, I was so
happy. I was so happy because I had beat
one of the toughest diseases in the world. I
knew I could do anything and live the rest
of my life healthy.
Nick
page 33
Dragon
Margaret
West Middle School
Georgia Flowers
Geidy
page 34
Apple
Sauce
I Will Rise
(Inspired by “Still I Rise” by Maya Angela)
You whisper to your friends about me
With your more than little white lies
You treat me like the dirt you walk on
But like the sun I’ll rise.
You may shoot me with your words
You may kick me with your lies
You might cut me with your bitterness
But still like hope, I rise.
Does my confidence surprise you?
Did you want to see me cry?
Because I sing like I have Katy Perry
Right by my side
Does my intelligence confuse you?
Did it come as a shock?
That my grades prove me smart
And my learning will never stop.
Just like the waves and ocean
And the crashing tide
Like my spirits rising higher and higher
Still I’ll rise.
Out of the labels and judging,
I rise
Out of the cheating and not trusting,
I rise
I am the sun rising high and far.
Shining as bright as stars
Awakening all from the darkness and fear,
I rise
Into day that’s wonderful and clear.
I rise
Bringing hope for the future and
putting history aside.
Did you want to see me glum?
Tears building up inside?
Body going numb,
Feeling hopeless and denied.
Does my happiness offend you?
Don’t take it too hard.
Because I smile like I have glitter
Shooting out of my own backyard.
I rise,
I rise,
I rise.
Maya
page 35
Untitled
Nataly
Self-Portrait
Alyssa
Girl Sketch
Natasha
page 36
Apple
Sauce
Ode To Skittles
O Skittles,
with your hard shell,
and your delectable center.
My braces can’t take your sinful ways,
but I still eat you.
That is because the forbidden fruit
is lodged into every morsel.
You come in many packaged flavors:
sour, riddles, wild berry, and tropical too.
I just can’t face it; I can’t resist you.
But above all packaged flavors,
the almighty god,
the original,
my beloved,
who I can’t live without,
You come with many tangs:
red, strawberry, orange, yellow lemon,
and purple grape too.
But don’t forget green apple,
They are pretty new!
O, Almighty Skittles
You are the flavorsome ambrosia
that satisfies my craving.
And without you
I
am
nothing.
Gabrielle
Ode To Popsicles
Popsicle, popsicle,
sticky and sweet.
Perfect to munch on
in the blistering heat.
Popsicle, popsicle,
delicious and cold.
Repeated flavors will
never get old.
Popsicle, popsicle,
my favorite dessert.
Bite in with your teeth
and know they will hurt.
Popsicle, popsicle,
you melt in my mouth.
When summers are as hot
as they are in the south.
Valentina
page 37
You And The Piano
I Am Powerful
You love the sound of keys
Playing up and down the scale
But then you get mad at me
Every single time I fail
I use my intelligence as a strength
I am powerful.
My weirdness and kindness will take me
anywhere.
I have the power to make someone’s frown
turn upside-down.
I have the power to understand, when tears
run down my paper, the teacher makes
sure I understand.
I have the power to sing out my happiness
with a Christmas song.
I have the power to draw when I want.
I have the power to live my culture when
I want.
I have the power to speak my official
Spanish language when I want.
I can eat as much as I want no matter
what people call me.
I have the power to talk as much as the
world wants me to talk.
Most of all, I am powerful when I am with
family and friends.
I am powerful no matter what.
Hours of practice filling up my day
Never getting any rest
Aching fingers
You say you just want me to be my best
I was too young to realize
What you were trying to do
You knew that it would help me
Now I love it too
Belle
Diana
page 38
Apple
Sauce
Port Town Blooms
Marianna, Sacred Hearts School
This Is Me
Dance is the sport I love
I’m not the girl with her softball glove
I turn, jump, tap, and leap
When I get home, I go to sleep.
Meghan
page 39
The Frogger
Raymond
Andrea Gail
Thunder rolled.
Lightning struck the ground below.
Wind blew across the water.
A voice was raised,
screaming for help,
But nothing was said so nothing could be
done.
She was screaming on the inside.
She didn’t know how to ask for help.
She didn’t even know if she needed help.
She must.
She wasn’t like others she knew of.
But she didn’t feel special.
She wanted to end it,
all the pain that she was feeling.
But she didn’t know how.
All she knew how to do was scream.
It was the perfect storm,
and there wasn’t any shelter from it.
Danializ
page 40
Apple
Sauce
Butterfly Vishvesh, St. Augustine School
The Nutcracker Ballet
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live one of your dreams? That’s exactly what I
did when I performed in my first Nutcracker Ballet. It was so exciting to be a part of it. Ever
since I was a little kid, I had watched the Nutcracker and had wanted to be a part of it. I
finally fulfilled this dream.
In the show, I played a party girl. I had a white and purple dress. It came down to my
ankles and was very frilly. I had a doll that was almost as big as my arm! The party boys had
pretended to tease us, blow fake French horns in our ears, and pretend to shoot us with
wooden rifles.
After all the rehearsals, the day of the show finally came. Backstage, I was so nervous. My
heart was beating out of my chest and I could hear it in my ears! The lights went down and
the overture started playing. I heard the squeak of pulleys and ropes and saw the curtain go
up. It was time to go on stage.
One I got on stage, I didn’t feel scared anymore. I heard the music and started dancing.
It felt like the whole routine just flew by. We entered the party, danced, got our presents,
danced some more, watched the parents dance, and then said goodbye and went home. As we
exited the stage I felt so relieved that it was over and that I didn’t miss a step.
Julia
page 41
The Flaming Rock
Hannah
My Dagger
Cassandra
page 42
Apple
Sauce
Skin ‘N Bones
Damien
West Middle School
What If?
(A Song)
What if I were to say,
That I can’t bother being strong?
In a world where numb is the best way
to be,
Well, Baby, I would say,
That I could be your strength,
In a world where love creates its own light,
What if I were to say,
That I love you for today, yesterday,
and tomorrow?
What I were to hold you,
Tightly in my arms and never let go?
I know there’s no such thing as a
happy ending,
(But even so you are my prince)
There you sat locked away in your tower
(Locked away)
A beauty I could not resist
(Call upon my fairy godmother)
Ask her for a night of freedom
(From being caged inside these wall)
What if we were to?
Dance past the stroke of midnight,
As my dress faded back to old cloth,
(You’ll still be my princess)
What if I were to ask, “Will you hold
me close?”
(Then I would hold you in my arms)
What if I were to say?
(That it was love at first sight)
What if we were to have danced all night?
(Would there be happily ever after,
for once in my life?)
What if I were to say?
What if I were to hold you?
What if we were to?
Fall in love tonight?
Kourin
page 43
Heights
I have a fear of heights.
Every time I think of them,
the thin balance beam
big
in the large
transparent
and cloudless sky,
jumps into my mind.
The twisted feeling in my stomach
and being afraid
afraid of
falling
down
as I
step
slowly
inch by inch
along the seemingly
endless
string-like beam.
The fear simmers inside of me
as the safety of a tree
finds its way to me
but then I realize,
I’m not done.
The long, thin planks
shake
as the wind
tries its best
to knock me down.
I take that first step
shaking
feeling like my world
is about to end
and slowly
like a sloth waking up from a nap
move across the planks
anticipating,
worrying,
about the plummet
to the rocky ground
below.
But then I remember
I am strapped in
and that I have my
team
right under me, ready to save me
if I do plummet
below.
I realize that
heights
may be scary but
life has obstacles
and I will always have my safety team
to catch me.
Alyson
Untitled
Denise
page 44
Apple
Sauce
Stay Strong Cynitha, Tenney Grammar School
How Do I Promote Peace In The World?
The best way to promote peace is by being peaceful and following the golden rule.
Peace is much more than two countries finishing a war, it is the two countries
getting along with each other.
We have to show younger generations how to love everyone
and how to look at people with an open mind.
We have to teach them to speak out for what they believe in.
Peace is what our world needs.
In order to achieve peace, all of our world leaders need to work together.
Julia
page 45
Robin’s Egg
Samuel, Comprehensive Grammar School
My Past, Present, And Future
My Past
I see the baby brown tree standing five feet away from me growing less than millimeters
per seconds.
I hear my mom screaming at my sister to dress up for school.
I smell my dog Rocky’s poop as I walk him and have to touch it with a bag so I can
clean it from the streets.
I taste the food that my dad is making- moro de guandules y bistec.
My Present
I see my PS3 when I come from school.
I hear my step sister laughing.
I smell the food my mom makes.
I touch the PS3 controller as I start playing Madden NFL 13 or Call of Duty.
I taste the food my mom made and the soda in the plastic cup she placed next to me.
My Future
I see my partner dunking the ball in our home court.
I hear people chanting “SOTO…SOTO…SOTO…” over and over again.
I smell the sweat of the other players in the court.
I touch the ball every time they pass it to me.
I taste the lemonade Gatorade my coach gives me.
Jeffrey
page 46
Apple
Sauce
Paradise Spring 2014, Vol. XV, No.2
Andrew, St. Augustine School
page 47
Thunderstorm
Crash! Boom!
An angry storm covers the sky
The clouds are boiling with anger
Pow! Lighting flashes, cutting through the air
Illuminating the sky in a bright flash of white
Thunder rolls in like a million drums beating
It starts to rain
Rain drops start falling
Softly at first, but gaining energy
The rain is no longer little water droplets
They are an untamed beast lashing at the ground
Everything is drenched, doused in water
Not an inch of life is spared
The Hoodie
Andrew
Dominic
Traveling The World
When I’m older, I want to travel the world
I want to see the traditions different cultures can bring
I want to hear all the musical creations people sing
The Caribbean, Brazil and maybe even Rome
They are all so different from the place that I call home
Seeing all the beautiful New York lights
Or an evening in Paris under the moonlight
Also in the country, on a farm somewhere
To see a field of cows that graze under the lukewarm air
I wonder and wonder about what my adventures will be
For right now, I will just have to wait and see.
Grace
page 48
Apple
Sauce
A Rainy Day
Rebecca, West Middle School
Ode To Weather
Spring
Weather, weather,
loud and severe.
You rain on my parade,
as the clouds roll near.
Spring is here,
The sky is clear.
Weather, weather,
beautiful and shines
brightly over Earth,
clearing up my mind.
Weather, weather,
you make up my day.
From the beginning of time,
your mark has stayed.
Weather, weather.
impossible to control.
Where did you come from,
the world may never know.
Spring is light,
The leaves are bright.
Spring is clean,
The grass turns green.
Spring is inviting,
It seems exciting.
Spring is here,
Time to cheer.
Sarah
Danelys
page 49
I Love Bacon
Oh I love Bacon
When I smell it, I’m always shaken
When my mom is makin’
lot of pieces, I’ll be takin’
Emmanuel
Ketchup
You…yes, you
You make me feel like gagging
Or like I have a bone in my throat
I want to throw you out the window
As every time I lay my eyes on you
And your little yellow friend
I want to vomit
Yes, just the very sight of you makes
me want
To stab you
But wait
I cannot do that, as you will squirt red
Many people like you
But just the sound of you coming
Makes me cringe
You are processed and overused
Yet you stay “fresh” in your clothes
You supposedly go well with anything
But really you just ruin anything
and everything
You touch
My Buddy
Esra
I hate the way you smell and your saucy feel
But don’t fret
My dear ketchup
As some really do
Love you.
Karishma
page 50
Apple
Sauce
This Is My Favorite Place!
I can hear the crackling of the oval leaves
Oh, how I love to spend time in the woods!
underneath the four wheels of the vehicle
We can sit there and talk to each other.
which I am controlling as it speeds down
With my two cousins, I can actually be
the narrow path within the deep woods.
myself. We can talk and talk and talk for
The engine of the quad bellows with a great
hours on end, with no pauses. It’s amazing
laughter as it continues to keep up with my
how I can actually be my insane self. I just
cousins ahead of me. As I get closer to the
kick back and relax without worrying about
tree, my tree, I can hear the birds singing to
embarrassing myself. Our laughter fills the
the sounds of the wind. I hear the motors
air like a child on Christmas morning. The
just a few yards away slow down and then
constant illuminates my life with joy. A type
come to a halt. Knowing what’s coming
of joy I only experience when I am the real
next, I slow down, turn the key, and stuff it
Kaylie.
in my back pocket. I can hear the two boys
Once we get tired of talking and running
ahead of me laughing and running. I run as
we climb up the exact tree and sit on the
fast as I can, through the woods guarded by
branches. One on top of the other. We lay
the great pines. I grasp a branch of my tree
back and listen to the sounds of nature. The
and glue my feet to the ones that follow.
sounds of birds singing in harmony, and the
Finally I reach the top and my cousins
sounds of all of us breathing ever so heavily.
eventually come out of their ridiculous
Sometimes we would doze off until I get
hiding spots. They too, climb the tree and
a call on my phone telling us we have to
we sit there and talk about life and school.
come home.
We could just sit there for hours, days, years
We give each other a sneaky grin and
even. Just sit there and enjoy each others
run to our quads. Pushing and shoving,
company. At this time there is no other
laughing and yelling. I make it first and
place I would rather be, than in my favorite
jump on. I stick my helmet on my head
place which is my tree.
and it grasps me as if it would never let
We jump down from our branches and
go. I start my four-wheeler and skid out
sit on our motor vehicles. I can see and
of place. I pass both of my cousins. I slow
hear the brook nearby. I can hear the clear,
down and give them each a smile and then
sparkling water flowing, and the trees
leave their sight. I’m going faster than the
moving with it. As we listen closer you can
speed of light going around all of the twists
feel, and almost taste, the vibration the
and turns, memorizing each and every one
gleaming water when it bounces off of the
of the rocks and holes I must avoid. I make
rocks. Listening to the intermixed sounds,
it back to the house first and wait there
it almost feels vital to my life, like I couldn’t
until my cousins arrive. First the eldest of
live without it. The wind pushes the water
us all, Jason. Then comes the next eldest,
from the brook and the sand hops around
Cameron. Which makes me the youngest.
with it. The blissful sound and look of the
They both congratulate me and give me a
gorgeous sparkling water, makes a peaceful
smile. “Nice job kid,” they tell me. I slip
smile across my face. Grinning ear to ear,
into my sleeping bag. As I lay on my pillow,
I close my eyes and let my body soak in
I can’t help but remember the branches of
the autumn sunlight. Let it beam on my
my tree. I can feel the branches like arms
skin and spread throughout my body. The
covering me with blankets. The red, yellow
beautiful brook with its mini waves crashing
and orange leaves. It’s almost as if I never
on the shore. The frail sand moving with it.
left.
Kaylie
page 51
Staying Strong
Life can get hard and everything could
go wrong.
All you have to do is try to stay strong.
Things happen in life that will make
you realize
Your true strength, potential, and willpower.
You tell everyone to stay strong
Knowing that you are the weakest person
you know.
Embrace your emotions
The rain will someday end,
And the sun will soon shine.
Move on even if it’s hard.
Be confident.
You are perfect in your own way.
You are braver than you believe.
Sadness is like a thunderstorm;
And your tears are the raindrops.
Try to think of the positive.
The negative won’t get you far.
Remember you are beautiful in your own way.
Don’t forget to breathe,
And stay strong.
Malori
Beyond The Sunrise
Beyond the sunrise
Across the cotton fields
Through the tall, winding trees
My freedom stands still
At sundown against all odds
It’s time to make my break
But until then the sun still shines amongst
my waiting people
Silent we shall stay no longer
It’s time for our break
Beyond the sunrise
Underneath the blanket of night
Within my property lines
Beneath my feet lay sticks and stones
On the verge of freedom
It’s time to make our break
Beyond the sunrise
On the way to freedom
After long seven years of hope and wonder
After long seven years of pain and wishes
Among the border to the north
Aboard the Underground Railroad
Marisol and Sophia
Hudertwasser Detail
Alex
page 52
Apple
Sauce
Big Shoes To Fill
He is smarter than me,
stronger than me,
better at sports than me,
older than me.
He is my big brother.
How will I ever fill these shoes?
They are perfectly laced,
with a beautiful knot.
A few scuffs and scratches,
but they still shine.
Untitled
Lia
Maybe, I have my own shoes?
Shoes that are not perfect,
but fit just right.
Shoes that have a unique shine to them,
that march to my own latent beat.
I did not choose these shoes,
but they are mine to fill,
and I’d rather go barefoot
than wear somebody else’s shoes.
AJ
West Middle School
Mountain Watercolor Spring 2014, Vol. XV, No.2
Jaiymee, South Lawrence East Middle School
page 53
Lebron James
Keegan, Doherty Middle School
The Big Game
Ode To Basketball
It’s Saturday night,
We’ve got a game.
The rival team,
We play the Knights
My uniform is on,
It’s only 4 o’clock,
Our team’s ready for whatever they got.
Tonight’s our championship game,
We’re ready to go down in fame.
I’m fast in my new shoes
I’ll go by them without them having a clue.
Now it’s game time,
Our time to shine.
Our coach said, “We will only leave here
champions!”
Basketball, basketball,
small and round.
Without me bouncing you,
you won’t make a sound
Timothy
Basketball, basketball,
orange and hard.
Even if I break someone’s ankles
I will not send them a card.
Basketball, basketball
bouncy and bold.
I’ve been playing basketball,
since I was ten years old.
pass or swish.
Even if your guarding me,
I will never miss
outlet or brick.
If you’re the dog with the ball
I’m the annoying tick
Jaytheun
page 54
Apple
Sauce
Snowy Sunset
Kaleigh
Love
Palms sweating
Knees shaking
Stomach churning
Heart pounding
Mind racing
The feelings you get
When speaking to that one special person
Your crush
Caroline
page 55
The Lost Feline
He is the one in the crumbled street,
The one whose calico fur
Is now tinted with blood,
His body,
Now hidden with the thick dust
Left behind.
The one whose eyes.
Will never breach their lids,
Never to get a glimpse.
Of the bleeding sun’s light.
The evening stars
Recreate the sight of headlights
And the chilling wind,
Recreate the tailwind left behind.
The orange sky,
Now descends into darkness,
But true darkness
Will never be experienced
Until your fate ends the same.
Chazz
Untitled
Elizabeth
page 56
Apple
Sauce
Year Of The Horse
Megan, Wood Hill Middle School
Dream
Dreaming, it’s a natural symptom of
living. You can escape to any place or
universe you desire. Anyone can have
dreams, but you don’t always remember
them. Who you met, what you did, what
you achieved. They are just flashes of small
memories that appear in your brain when
you wake up. Dreams are a mystery to us,
aren’t they?
People often dream of positive scenarios
that they wish could happen, like becoming
the youngest President of the United
States or winning an Oscar for no reason
whatsoever. People can become so deeply
caressed in dreams that they write them
down. Others are so used to the daze that
they prefer day dreaming.
I connect my dreams and daydreams with
the stories I come up with in my head. If
you see me in a daze I’m probably thinking
about how the sun shines through the
branches of trees in my story, or the way
curtains cascade. I dream about running
through the forest, my bare feet feeling the
roughness of twigs and rocks, the softness
of soil and the sunlit patches on the ground
that warm up my feet so I feel the urge to
keep going.
I dream about what it’d be like to be a
character like Elliot Anderson, a young
teenager moving to a fictional rural town
called Archwood in the fictional county
of Everscape. What it would be like to
be worried about your father, who was
entrusted to hide Salt Skin, a precious
mineral, in the floorboards. How it would
feel if a Rouge came and stole the Salt Skin
and how frightening it would be.
I don’t usually dream about going to
beaches or becoming famous. I make up
stories in my head and fall into blissful
sleep. I make use of my dreams. Turning
them into stories and then writing them on
paper. Dreams aren’t just for sleep. They’re
for ideas and life too.
Maria
page 57
The Move
August 26, 2010
the big day
the final day
the day we packed our car
the day we drove away
the day we said goodbye
We threw
one final pool party
a party
to say farewell
goodbye
and I will miss you
August 26, 2010
me
my mom
my dad
my brother
and
Sugar, my dog
hopped into the car
As we drove away
the 715 miles
it felt like an eternity
trapped inside the car
I couldn’t help it
looking back
and remembering
all those good times
I had with my friends
The times we laughed
so hard that tears came out
like a waterfall
the times we
played pranks on people
chased each other
competed with each other
I was about to cry…
tears threatening to spill
at any minute
I looked back one last time
our house
now in the distance
friends and family
waving goodbye
the tears finally came
causing my vision
to be obscured
as I watched the
blurry trees
familiar neighborhood
and
warm weather slowly pass by
I was told
many times throughout
the ride
that everything would be fine
that I would still
do everything I love
and make new friends
This was the biggest move
in my life
a move I will never forget
a move I will remember
a move that will change
who I am
August 28, 2010
the day we arrived
in Andover, MA
from Raleigh, NC
Jessica
West Middle School
page 58
Apple
Sauce
Mind And Reality
Sunlight in my mind,
but snow on the ground.
How am I there,
while I am here?
Emily
Cabin In The Woods
Mind And Reality
Emily
Robbie, Spofford Pond School
page 59
Moonlit Nights
Although the moon seems pretty at night,
You best beware to be in its light
You may feel a strange sensation
If you dare to go near.
Although you might thinks it’s silly,
Trust me it’s not.
Don’t even say sarcastically,
I really want this to happen to me.
You will start to feel a sudden urge
One you must fulfill.
Now you’ve heard my warning,
I’ve tried to stop you here,
But I know you will be like the others and can’t resist the urge.
Once you go in,
There’s no going back.
You shall be cursed forevermore,
To be a werewolf
And there is no cure.
Although it may seem cool
Please take it from me personally
I wish I could go back in time and listen to what they said.
Now I’m cursed there’s nothing I can do,
But now I must go since the moon is starting to rise.
So go in your house and don’t come out
Or you will end up like me.
Just don’t come out,
Please stay inside
So you won’t turn like me.
Kolby
page 60
Apple
Sauce
Love!
Howling Monkey
Ava, Comprehensive Grammar School
Axel, St. Augustine School
page 61
Untitled Manases, Parthum Educational Complex
Pastel Spring
Brooke
page 62
Apple
Sauce
Fear
Goodbye
Fear
A beast that accompanies you,
and walks you home from school,
and nibbles at your confidence
and taunts you like a fool
I’m lost in a sea of tears.
I see the jar in my hands
and hope it to be a dream.
You attempt to power through,
but it diminishes self-esteem.
It challenges you.
It wins.
Tearing away what you want to be.
A terrifying monster,
that haunts you in your sleep,
that only looks for a sole thing,
your self assurance is what it seeks.
It may win for now,
But later you’ll be ready.
Ready to confront that fear
With a mindset that’s more steady.
My grandfather.
always filling me with joy,
and treated me as a king.
Who came from Florida to home.
That said it was worth
the cold of the north.
But now I hold you.
Your body burnt to ashes,
then put into a jar.
Ryan
Cailin
Flowers
Louna, Henry K. Oliver Middle School
page 63
I Have A Dream
I say to you today that every single time we
Pass a problem, we face another
For the world is filled with difficulties but it can
Help to get rid of the difficulties if we rid
The evil inside of us
I have a dream that every kid can walk to a
Store without being bullied. We can look to
The person next to us and tell them a secret,
You can trust them not to bully you or be mean.
I have a dream that people will join a
Movement not to be the leader but to help
Keep it going so when it has done its job you
Would have helped someone to make the world
A better place.
I have a dream that we don’t have to worry
About a leak at a power plant
That would hurt 100 people or a typhoon
Hitting and washing away people’s houses.
I have a dream that people can get on a plane
And not worry about a hijack
Or a plane crash.
I have a dream that war will end
And we can bring troops home so they also do not
have to fall like so many others
I have a dream that parents can walk into the mall
With a kid and not worry about someone
Taking their children.
I have a dream
This is my dream—that we will be able to do
Many things without a worry in our heads.
We trust people and not worry about a son
Or dad who might die in war. There will
Be a day that everyone will not have a worry
In their head.
Joshua
page 64
Apple
Sauce
Quiet And Cooling!
Flows fluidly like an
Enticing book
Makes my mouth
Cool and calm
In the sea it sits
Peacefully
Keeps fish alive
Always there to sustain me
Feels nice when it comes
From the sky
Crashes down on me when
I am inside of it
The frigid fluid
Water
Julianna
I’ve Got My Eye On You
Alexander
Tenney Grammar School
Nature Sphere
Kathryn
page 65
Summer Sneakers
Ashlyn, Marsh Grammar School
Countdown To Summer
Three months until summer
Three months until I can sleep-in every day without concern
Three months and I can do anything or nothing at all
Ninety days until I can spend countless days poolside
Ninety days then I’m finished stressing about homework
Ninety days and I’m free of textbooks and reports
2,160 hours until I can tan by the beach all day
2,160 hours then I can enjoy an ice-cream cone melting
under the scorching hot sun
2, 160 hours and I’ll be sitting around a fire pit on a cool summer
night making s’mores
129,600 minutes until I can play carelessly under the sun all day
129,600 minutes then I can have an epic water-balloon fight
with all my friends
129,600 minutes until summer
Anne
page 66
Apple
Sauce
Mythological Creature
Emily
Standing In Front Of Myself
I stand in front of me
Except I look different
My bright face and blond hair
Are different
The red eyes meet my stare
I’m looking at myself
But it’s not me
It’s my deepest desire
That I do not care for yet
I sit there in silence
I reach out to touch myself
And it reaches out to touch me
I sit there motionless
In the gray world
Nowhere to run
Then it turns it head sideways
An evil smile grows on its face
Then everything goes black
I’m left alone in the darkness
Alone with its taunting laugh
Echoing off of nothing
It takes over my body
It’s gone
Then its similar smile emits over my face
I enjoy the alone time
But I can’t wait
For myself to return
Carter
page 67
Titanic
I am big
And strong
I’m the biggest around
To the water I am bound
I will never sink
They bailed
And left, they left me on the sea
They woke with a thud
They thought it was a dud
But there’s a scar
Right there next to that bar
Oh, no
They scrambled
And chambled
I whaled
The next thing I know
I glow
Oh no
Here I go
SNAP!
And with that
Snap like a bat
I lay dead and forgotten
Hopefully not rotten
I lay in peace, for now
Lilly
The Outback
page 68
Ruby, West Middle School
Apple
Sauce
Polar Ice Caps
The ice caps are melting; they are melting so fast.
Who will care for all the animals that do live there?
Glaciers take several forms, such as ice sheets, ice sleeves, and ice caps.
As they melt, my friend, they raise the oceans, the oceans so vast.
Even the smallest temperature increase or decrease can change a lot here on the surface.
Earth’s warming and cooling patterns follow a natural cycle.
Tens of thousands of years ago, there was an Ice Age that covered
Earth with ice and snow.
An ecosystem is Earth’s natural environment, including life on Earth.
When the ice caps are gone, they cannot be replaced.
When we turn on a car, the blanket of greenhouse gases gets a bit thicker.
Earth’s beauty is starting to vanish.
Mt. Kilimanjaro has melted 75% since the start of the 21st century.
Global warming is causing people to evacuate and leave their homes.
If we don’t do something about this our beautiful sites will be gone for
GOOD by the end of the 21st century.
Whatever happens on land happens in the sea.
When oceans get warm the sea level rises and can cause flooding.
Global warming can cause rising sea levels as well as
extreme drought in places suffering from it.
All of this affects animals and can cause a species to come to an end.
Each year, bodies of water in cold climates are freezing later and thawing earlier.
Farmers lose crops, that means you lose food, and we need food to survive.
Worst of all, we get mosquitoes that may or may not carry the
diseases or illnesses that they pass to us.
Our part in this is to clean trash or even turn the light off
if not necessary or not take the bus for a week or two.
I mean, we can’t let this happen to us this fast!
We have outside fans that don’t produce carbon dioxide…
Good!
Solar panels are also helpful.
Small changes benefit the Earth in a big way.
Do you know that saying- “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?”
Karina
page 69
The Sunset Cheetah
page 70
Angelica, Tenney Grammar School
Apple
Sauce
A Peacock Tale
A majestic bird, blue and green
Beautiful and proud, dainty like a figurine
On a high branch, watching the world
Keeping an eye, ever to be disturbed
Its tail shimmers in the wind, catching the glimmers of light
Turquoise and gold, shining bright in the moon of the night
The giver of happiness, sparkling bright as a star
Singing songs to bring joy to those near and far
A little girl sadly sits under a tall leafy tree
Weary and crying, doesn’t know where to be
A feather slowly falls from the midst of the sky
Slower and slower, and as time passes by
Until later still, she feels a light stroke on her hair
She reaches up and touches something light as the air
As she admires the gift, a diamond that fell from the clouds
The bird of royalty bows proudly to its crowd
Akshara
West Middle School
A Peacock Tale Akshara, West Middle School
page 71
Ocean Sunset page 72
Anna, Doherty Middle School
Apple
Sauce
Monet Seascape Juana, South Lawrence East Middle School
Apple
Sauce
Nature Of This World
Hana

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