Poetry Contest

Press, 10 August 1982, Page 20

Poetry Contest

Fad magazine, a national magazine for children, recently organised a poetry writing competition . for its readers.. Young poets were allowed to write on any topic of their choice. Prizes for' •' the entrants, and their schools, were provided in three separate age groups. Three sisters from Christchurch, Katherine, Sarah and Rachel Quigley, were among the winners. Bush Land Ferns, Water moving, Cold green moss, Trees creaking, swaying too, Dark green leaves, Birds singing, Sun. Damian Heke, 8 yrs.

These are. some of the winning poems and excerpts from others.

Hawk Wings whirring the big bird hawk hovers low over me. I think what tricks I’d do if I were he, spiralling up, going like an arrow after food; looping and swooping to descend. Matthew Te Wake, 13 yrs.

Delinquent They don’t make the liquor, .■ They don't run the bars, They don’t make the rules, And they don’t make the cars. They don’t make the drugs That addle the brain, It’s all done by older folks Greedy for gain, ; And in many cases We find that it’s true Kalrina 1 Wells, 11 yrs. Cats Chorus The moon rises: ghostly and unearthly, Behind the thin veil of bare branches, The lattice work of twigs gleams silver, Touched by the cold glow. • Suddenly the silence is broken, The clear night air resounds with the sound, On a wall a black silhouette sits — A cat yowls to the moon. More stealthy shadows pad to join the first, Tails swishing, ears sharp triangles. They crouch, black paper cut-outs g Worshipping the light. . . Sarah Quigley, II yrs.