2009 Ninth Grade Winning Poems

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The Freedom of Speed

White surrounds me,

hugs me like a blanket

as snowflakes fall

but quickly whip away.

As I race forward,

the wind screams at me

to stop

and stings my eyes with its fury.

As I race farther

from where I began,

all rational thought

slips away.

I push the pedal down

and urge the snowmobile

faster and faster.

I fly across the ground,

buzzing from the drug

of exhilaration,

reeling from the freedom of

speed.

by Lexi Felix

9^th grade, Iolani School