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WINNER - Zachary Spriggs Age 10
Abbots Green Primary Academy
Zach says: 'I love to be creative and imaginative with writing and literature. I love thinking of new ideas for books or poems for school. English is an inspiring lesson to open up to new vocabulary and has a massive array of possibilities. I chose to enter as I know that it is always better to have a go than to give up which is an important thing to remember and also to be resilient. It makes you feel proud once you submit your work and it can make you inspired to do more and try harder. Winning means a lot and I am extremely proud of myself. However, if everyone did their best and did not give up, then they are all winners in a way.'
Peggy Hughes, judge of 5-10 category says: "I love this piece. I love how the love for trees springs from the lines! I love the imagination here and how the poet uses words to paint a picture - the noise of rushing animals 'as if they were late to a meeting', admiring a tree like it was a celebrity, the colours :) this poem made me smile so hard, and keeps giving me a different view on trees and a new image or idea to admire each time I read it. It also articulates my own feelings about trees, so the personal feeling of the poet becomes a shared one in the reader. All of which is the marker of a very fine poem!
Trees, leaves and in betweenÂ
by Zachary Spriggs Age 10
Don’t you loveÂ
The trees up aboveÂ
They whisper and chatter just like humans
They have leaves and in between is the most exciting part
Don’t you love the scene of the blue, comforting sky,
The rough bark as if the churning, hurling sea turned solid
The look of the leaves
An even deeper green than a shard of the most frequently polished malachiteÂ
Don’t you love the radiant, scorching sun
The noise of rushing animals as if they were late to a meetingÂ
The sense you get as you ponder on through your walk and stop yourself to admire a tree as if it were a celebrity
Don’t you loveÂ
The towering, lovely trees that give us fresh airÂ
So remember as you go for a nice sunset stroll
Remember to admire the trees, leaves and in between.Â
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