Finalist

 

Waterside

 

The water is calm

The fish are gone

I’m on the waterside

The indigo, marine, cobalt, teal, azure,

Sapphire, aquamarine, periwinkle and royal blue

Colors of the water

The inspiration of beyond

Is trapped within the watery depths

Of the forgiving sea

 

 

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Henry Newman, age 11

Pacific Beach, California

Pacific Beach Elementary

Teacher: Daniella