A little September poetry book With complete poems and a host of excerpts Inspired by Jacqueline Woodson's verse memoir Here are a sample of our student memoir poems: 1 st Hour winner: “2018 Jr. Market Sale” Aimee Shults with her pig That weighs 283 pounds. People start bidding Cell phones ringing All I can hear around me As tears roll down my face Thinking why this? The numbers going, Up and up Those words Those heartbreaking words SOLD to number 38. Shaking their hands Crying and thinking Why this? I’ll never see her again This is the last day Of her life. When I left the barn It was sad and hard But I knew it was the right thing to do. -Aimee Shults 2 nd Hour Winner: “Spring Days” I went out for a walk one day. The sky was clear and blue. I saw a blue jay in a tree, But then away it flew. She must be flying wild and free, Something I wish I could do. I watched her soar into the sky, And then...
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