2009 Sixth Grade Winning Poems

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Rising

3:45 on Thursday

in a room with

white floors, shiny wood bars, and an AC turned on high

I feel the cold mousse on my hair

I pull my

new shiny light pink wooden pointe shoes

on

for the first time

I tie the smooth light pink ribbons

curving gracefully around my ankle

I stand up on my toes

my knees slightly bending

seeing myself rising up from the ground

for the first time…

by Rika Tamakawa

6^th grade, Seabury Hall