Sarah Brennan’s If Poetry Competition had a huge response from schools in Hong Kong and Singapore, with a total of 86 entries from 68 very talented kids, from 8 different schools!
Congratulations to the following 20 students from 5E for their participation and great efforts in the competition: Sincere, Katherine, Keona, Jasmine, Samuel, Sophia, Nicholas L., Nicolas C., Rael, Whitney, MinSeo, Elliot, Yan Yan, Chance, Chester, Evan, Stefanie, Audrey, Kaelan and Andrew!
And extra-special congratulations to the following 5E award winners:
8 to 10 Year-Old Category:
There were 75 entries in this section:
1st place: Chance E.
If I Were An If Poem
If I were an If poem this is what I’d do
I’d transfer my feelings from page to you.
I could be true; I could be a lie,
I’d be about anything from dewdrop to beast,
So that reading my words would be a feast.
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2nd place: Yan Yan L.
If I Were History Part I (Culture & Arts)
If I were history,
I would make it funny.
I would let Mona Lisa teach Ivan ‘The Terrible’ how to smile,
So Ivan might change his ruling style.
I would ask Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie
To create a more intriguing mystery.
Now history would NOT be that crummy.
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If I Were History Part II (Science & Discovery)
If I were history,
I would make things crazy.
I would let the Christian Church and Aristotle to have a conference,
And allow them to discuss their difference.
I would swap Columbus and Armstrong,
So they could experience a distinct adventure.
If I were history,
I would make it less tricky.
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If I Were History Part III (Politics)
If I were history,
I would educate the people to care for each other nicely.
I would put Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. together,
To free the black people altogether.
If I were history,
I would instruct those cruel rulers not to treat people fiercely.
I would ask Qin Shi Huang to read the Bible,
So the scholars could still be in Chinese History.
Honourable Mention: Whitney Y.
If I Were a Soldier
If I were a soldier
I’d be wielding a sword,
But instead I use adverbs
And nouns ’til I’m bored.
If I were a rock star
I’d sing with intention,
But instead I’m in class
So I croon in detention.
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Runner-Up: Sophia K.
If
If you were a cloud,
And I was the rain,
I’d slip from your arms,
To the Earth without pain.
I’d fall to the ground,
Riding winds along the way.
Waiting for the sun to shine,
So rise back to you, I may.
These winning entries have also been posted on Sarah’s blog at http://sarahbrennanblog.wordpress.com/competitions-and-challenges/
Karen Carmen
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Congratulations If poetry winners! All of the poems were great and very interesting too! I hope to see more of your poetry!
Wow! I really love these fantastic poems!
Yan Yan: Your poem lets me to know more about people in the history. You really love history stories, right?
Chance: Your poem is really great! Maybe you should give it to your mom on Valentine’s Day. I really love it!
Great work everybody in 5E!
Congratulations! Chance, your poem was emotional. Yan Yan, your poem was funny, but some times the rhyme was a little bit rough, like history and nicely, or smile and style. But all in all, great poems!
There were all fantastic poems! Wonderful job to the if competition winners. I would also like to say great job to the people who participated!
All these poems are great! I really think that all of these deserve a prize for their great poetry.
Congratulations, Chance, YanYan, Whitney and Sophia! I hope that 5E will win first place again next time!
I would like to congratulate the honorable mentions, the runner ups, and the people who got 1st and 2nd in the competition for having the best poems. It was amazing to see what poems people wrote in the contest. I can hardly wait for the next contest.
Nice job to all the winners in 5E! I can see that all of you put your best efforts into those poems. I am really looking forward to our next competition.
Congratulations, Sarah Brennan’s competition winners and runners up! I hope on seeing more of your fantastic poetry !
Chance, I really like your if poem. It’s quite emotional…