She's a poet, and I didn't even know it!

As you may recall, Abigail entered a story contest awhile back. We have not heard about the winners of that contest yet, but in the meantime, Abigail has been writing poetry at school. This past Monday, the class hosted a poetry reading in which each child stood up and read 1-2 poems for the parents. The poem that Abigail chose was called, "Smog." It was definitely the darkest of the poems read that day, but I think that people really enjoyed it:

My video and sound quality is awful. So, just in case you couldn't hear it, here is the text:

 Smog

Nightmare

Like a dream

A bad one

A nightmare

But this is worse

This is real

This is my home

Mask

Imagine the face of someone you love

Covered with a mask

As they fight for breath

Gray

My home

Its colors

Gone

Surrounded by gray

A never ending cloud

Stealing the colors

I live in gray

Factories

They saved us

Now they will be our downfall

Taking everything

My life

Lost in the smog

Finding it is like finding the end of a rainbow

Magical

Unlikely

When I received the full book of poetry that she wrote, I also got a kick out of this one, entitled, "Butcher Shop." Here is the text:

Butcher Shop

As I walk into the butcher shop

I'm aghast at the horrors I see in there

The smell of death fills the air

There's blood splattered on the floor

And bodies hanging by the door

I don't think I'll eat meat anymore

How's that for graphic, eh? We don't know how the story writing contest will go, but perhaps these little beauties will find their way into a poetry writing contest in the future. :)

As for the update on the new school, Abigail has visited and loved it. The application is complete, so now there is nothing left to do but wait. Admission decisions are mailed on April 14th, so it'll be awhile before we know anything, but I'll keep everybody posted.