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Edited by Susan AmsterdamContest Judge, Laura BossCover design and layout by Ashley KeslingA cooperative project between The Poetry Center Passaic County CommunityCollege and The Theater and Poetry Project: A Language Arts EnrichmentPartnership At Passaic County Community College
Poetry Center, 2013Passaic County Community CollegeOne College BoulevardPaterson, New Jersey 07505-11792013 Paterson Student Poetry Contest is made possible, in part, by the NewJersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of theNational Endowment for the Arts; and Passaic County Community College.!!2!
This 2013 Paterson Student Poetry Contest Anthology is the resultof a co-operative project between the Poetry Center at PassaicCounty Community College, the Theater and Poetry Project: ALanguage Arts Enrichment Partnership at Passaic CountyCommunity College and the Paterson Public Schools. The poems inthis book are the winners of the 2013 Poetry Contest for PatersonStudents, first through twelfth grades.We would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Donnie W. Evans,State Distict Superintendent; Mr. Dennis Vroegindewey, Director,Instructional Technology & Library Media Services of the PatersonPublic Schools, as well as Dr. Steven Rose, President of PassaicCounty Community College, whose continuous support makesprojects like this anthology possible.We would like to thank the principals and teachers who encouragedtheir students to participate in the Contest.We also need to express our thanks to the Passaic CountyCommunity College, the New Jersey State Council on theArts/Department of State and the Paterson Schools for their supportof the many poetry and writing workshops that inspired theenthusiasm and guided the talent of the students in expressingthemselves through poetry.!3!
FIRST PRIZENamePoemSchoolGrade TeacherPageIsaac MedinaI Feel Afraid When School 32Mrs. Almaita8Brianne CorreaSwimming LessonsSchool 273Ms. Liguori8Samiha AliHome AloneSchool 293Ms. Propersi8Yamila TrujilloKeniaRenaissance One4Mrs. McCaffrey8Melina GuzmanI Feel Afraid When Norman S. Weir6Mrs. Aquart/Mrs. Cox9Dezarae EspaillatThe FuneralSchool 276Mrs. Guarneri9Claudia RomaniChristmasSchool 277Mr. Gallo10Rose Mc NeillThrough the Eyes of a Wall FlowerSchool 218Mr. Cecere11Chad Matthews20 ChildrenSchool of InformationTechnology @EHS10Mr. Walter12Betsy J. HerreraColorlessRosa Parks H.S.12Ms. Goch12SECOND PRIZEChasery OrtizThings I Fear From My HeartSchool 32Mrs. Almaita13Leslie RamosMemoriesSchool 273Mrs. Rankin13Delilah ClaudioI Remember My GrandmaRenaissance One4Mrs. McCaffrey13Fares KhalaifahMy Teacher’s A SportCJR-94Mrs. Fodi13Brianne RoblesWhen I Was YoungerRenaissance One4Mrs. McCaffrey14Nycialee FernandezMy DreamsSchool 275Mrs. Kelly14Oscar ValdezOh, SandyAcademy for the Gifted andTalented at School 286Mrs. Matthews14Nasir YoungA Nightmare in RealityRev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School6Mrs. Mosby14Carolina AreizaLifeCJR-97Mrs. Abayhan15Anika JishanChristmasSchool 277Mrs. Cordero15Maysa SheikhHungerCJR-97Ms. Abayhan16Jamel CuelloNewbornSchool 88Mr. Keonte16Daiana OrtizRevolutionRosa Parks H.S.9Ms. Goch16J-nelle CollickMe, Myself in TimeHARP Academy10Ms. Jean-Baptiste16!4!
HONORABLE MENTIONNamePoemSchoolBakari BrowneGingerRenaissance One1Mrs. Lovell17Sarah Kincherlow WarrenWho’s Watching MeRenaissance One1Mrs. Lovell17Nyamekye MixsonElf on a SledRenaissance One1Mrs. Lovell17Kayla CleavesA Place for AllRenaissance One2Ms. Bauch17Daniele FontanellaMy Favorite Place Is Renaissance One2Ms. Bauch17Rafael RodriguezThe Best Sport In FallRenaissance One2Ms. Bauch17Don'tayvah JonesI Feel So ExcitedSchool 212Ms. Papageorgiou17Jadalise NunezPlaytimeSchool 242Mrs. Molina17Yasmin DelgadilloI Feel Afraid When School 32Mrs. Almaita18Claudia OliveroI Feel Afraid When School 32Mrs. Almaita18Kamille BryantGrow Flower GrowRenaissance One3Ms. Romer18Arifa HussainTreesSchool 273Mrs. McCarthy18Sashanti RiveraAloneSchool 273Ms. Liguori18Monserratt GomezDarkness in the RoomSchool 293Ms. Propersi19Fatima HossainLonely in My HouseSchool 293Mr. Batista/Ms.Propersi19Elijah RosarioThe Darkness Is EverywhereSchool 293Ms. Propersi19Nayely TorresHurricane SandySchool 293Mr. Batista/Ms.Propersi19Paulina SosaI Feel Afraid When School 33Mrs.Velasquez/Mrs.Auletta19Elainie AlfonsoI Am.Academy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 284Mrs. Gates20Jennifer CastroI’m Not Afraid AnymoreAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 284Mrs. Gates20Petra NajjarIf I Were to DreamAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 284Mrs. Gates20Ali AmmarWhat is NatureCJR-94Mrs. Jackson20Jacqueline MerinoMy AutobiographyCJR-94Lizbeth VelascoI Get ScaredCJR-94!5!Grade TeacherPage20Mrs. Fodi21
HONORABLE MENTION, continuedNamePoemSchoolGrade TeacherPageLesrene BrowneSnowflakeRenaissance One4Mrs. McCaffrey21Aryana CuaversAunt AudrieRenaissance One4Mrs. McCaffrey21Franciso HernandezMy First HurricaneSchool 154Ms. Hodges21Gabriella MatrilleOh My Pit-Bull, Oh My PitbullSchool 154Ms. Hodges21Ashley PerezMy Birthday Always GetsRuinedSchool 154Ms. Hodges22Ciera Toodle-ReedSweet Sounds of MeSchool 194Ms. Ljumanoska22Chloe HolmesWhere Did You Come FromSchool 274Mrs. Rankin22Arly CarrascoPassing A TestSchool 294Ms. Pincus22Giovanny GarciaI Feel AfraidSchool 294Ms. Pincus22Jasmine JenkinsI'm Afraid When.School 34Ms. J. Zangara22Demeyah CleavesMy ReflectionUrban Leadership Academy4Ms. Bradshaw22Aabriah ChapmanThe BeatUrban Leadership Academy4Ms. Bradshaw23Emily CruzThe Super Storm SandyAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 285Mrs. Matthews23Raymond FerminThe Effects of Hurricane SandyAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 285Mrs. Matthews23Luis Joseph MataI Was Lucky During SandyAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 285Mrs. MatthewsPedro RodriguezImaginaryAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 285Mrs. Gates23Katelyn Anais RojasSandy and My DadAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 285Mrs. Matthews23Omar ElbaklyThe Scary NoisesCJR-95Mrs. Fodi24Ai'jhan FryeWinter MonthsRenaissance One5Mrs. Pio24Juan Diego BlandinoWhat Excites MeSchool 185Mrs. Fusaro/Mrs.Vasile24Natalie MarteDeadSchool 215Ms. Simpson24Ashley FernandezSometimesSchool 275Mrs. Kelly25Erick VelazquezI Feel Afraid When School 35Mr. Thomas25Franklin HernandezHurricane SandyAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 286Mrs. Matthews25!6!
HONORABLE MENTION, continuedNamePoemSchoolGrade TeacherPageChristian J. PadillaNever GoneAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 286Mrs. Matthews25Jefferson ParedesHurricane SandyAcademy for the Gifted and Talented atSchool 286Mrs. Matthews26Ilirida BaftiriNervousCJR-96Mrs. Strumolo26Carlos TavarasI Looked Him in The EyeMartin Luther King School6Mrs. Walter26Brandon BanksMy First TimeNorman S. Weir6Mrs. Aquart/Mrs.Cox26Yisel MaderaI Feel AfraidRev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School6Mrs. Lape26Laprasha LloydLet Me OutRev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. School6Mrs. Lape27Amanda TavarezI See a GirlSchool 206Mrs. Mearizo27Mia HerreraThe Worst Day of My LifeSchool 276Mrs. Johnson27Stephanie AllanThe One Who Ran AwayCJR-97Ms. Abayhan27Yasmin YousefMy Uncle's DeathCJR-97Mrs. Abayhan28Mariah GonzalezMy Little BrotherNorman S. Weir7Mrs. Aquart/Mrs.Cox28Dymond RobinsonFamily VacationNorman S. Weir7Mrs. Aquart/Mrs.Cox28Jayla McDuffieWhat has the World ComeTo?Norman S. Weir8Mrs. Aquart/Mrs.Cox28Kelsy CohenStar of GoldSchool 208Mrs. Dickson28Juliana BrakaA Family That Once WasRosa Parks H.S.9Ms. Goch29Miracle DuncanMy Biggest FearRosa Parks H.S.9Ms. Goch29Dy'Keynia GerardI Feel Sad WhenRosa Parks H.S.9Ms. Goch29Romario Thompson20 KidsSchool of Information Technology @EHS10Mr. Walter29Korinn HarrisCantantes Hyacintho AvisHARP Academy10Ms. Jean-Baptiste30Trenice BrockingtonConnecticut School ShootingSchool of Information Technology @EHS10Mr. Walter31Tiffany DiazI am Afraid When School of Government @ EHS11Mrs. Van Houten31Pamela GonzalezA Mother's LoveSchool of Government @ EHS12Mrs. Van Houten32Glen MontoyaMy GovernmentSchool of Government @ EHS12Mrs. Van Houten32!7!
!!I Feel Afraid When Isaac Medina – Grade 2!!I feel afraid when my brother sneaks into my room.He shuts the lights off. I feel creeped out when he doesthat becauseHe comes at me and he scares me.I feel afraid when my brother acts like he is a zombie.I know zombies aren’t real, but in the dark I am afraid!I feel afraid when he comes at me. I try to get out of theroom, but I can’t find the door in the dark.So, I try to find the light switch and try to get out of theroom and go to my bedroom and lock the door.I still feel afraid because my brother can use a penny toopen my door.So, I hide under my cushion and throw the cushion athim if he comes in.I know that he will come in, so I run and go to my mom’sroom that has a key and it can’t be opened with a penny.!!!KeniaYamila Trujillo – Grade 4I remember when I was three.My dog had surgery.I was weeping and weeping all day long.For all the sorrows of my dog.She didn’t survive.I remember playing and jumping allAround the pool with Kenia.Drawing attention from all the membersOf my family.I remember when she first came home.Oh boy! Was I joyful?!I hugged her, squeezed her, kissed her head.I bathed her and even gave her medicine!I remember when I took her for walks,With my Dad beside me.She protected me from dangerAnd we played all day long.I remember her funeral.She left me with her puppies.We all cried.But I cried the most!Even though I have lost her,She’s still in my heart.Kenia.!Home AloneSamiha Ali - Grade 3Home aloneThe thunder bangsI hear a rumbleFat wet raindrops sizzle as they hit the sidewalkLightning flashes then BOOM! BANG!It feels like someone is walkingSTOMP! STOMP! STOMP!The hallway shakes and so does my body.I am afraid.Lights flicker on and offAgainAnd again.Will it stop?I am afraid!Loud thunder claps in my ears and flashes in myeyes.It makes me jumpIt makes the hair on my arms standNo wonder movies use thunder and lightningfor horror moviesI feel horror right hereMy heart starts to beatDum Dum DumIt goes faster and faster!I start to breathe louder and quicker.Oh will I make it?Will I survive?Will I faint?Whether I like it or not, it will come!!!Swimming LessonsBrianne Correa - Grade 3I am a swimmer,I swim like a fish in the blue Olympic poolI learned my strokes,The Breaststroke, the Sidestroke, and the "Catch-up"I learned my strokes in a breezeNo longer will I be scared when getting into a poolNo longer will I miss out on all the funI am enjoying my friends now at pool parties Now Inever have to wear a lifejacketNow I am free like the tree leaves falling side by side8!
I Feel Afraid WhenThe FuneralMelina Guzman – Grade 6Dezarae Espaillat – Grade 6I feel afraid when I feel the weight of the world on myshoulders wondering if the audience will love the song Iwill play on my violin. The anticipation also makes meafraid.We went to Massachusetts to see my greatgrandfather’s funeralI wore a silky short dress and tears down my cheekWe went inside .It was dark and gloomy and had tissues everywhereThat dreadful day my aunts were crying so muchthat their faces were puffed and swollenMy Aunt Lali ran right to my great-grandfather’scoffinShe screamed in Spanish “Papa why, why did thishave to happen to you?”“Papi I remember when I used to take care of you,and now you’re dead!”Her words made everyone cryBurying him was the worst partTo see my great-grandpa put into the ground washeart breakingOnce he was resting, everybody got to plant a flower,their tears fell into the soilThe flower I picked was the one I thought he wouldenjoy the mostAn outstanding flower, the blue violetHis favorite color was blue I picked it out for himWe left that day without my great-grandpaWe visited his grave for his birthdayMy flowers had flourished and bloomedI know that he was in peaceNot hearing the pawing at my door in the morning,Not being able to pet his little head when I got backhome from school made me cry, being alone without hisfurry coat next to me was devastating. It was the loss ofmy dog when he was stolen away from me.Not being able to have the feeling of our young girls andboys being safe, fighting for their lives, in this case, to thewar in Iraq and Afghanistan. This describes our braveU.S. soldiers who never know when their lives will end atcertain point in the war.Lastly not having the two people who love me the most,not knowing when a slow and painful day may come,filling my days of grief is not what I look forward to. Theday that I would lose my parents is that which I’m mostafraid.Feeling afraid of gunpowder everywhere in the building,putting every life at stake, the shooting in every roomkilled many lives. This might be a procedure at my schoolbut it wasn’t for the children in Newtown. Having fiftytwo eyes stare at me as I read, not knowing if they wouldlove my writing, figuring how this would sound. I’mafraid of getting picked on to read my writing in class.That is when I feel afraid.!9!
ChristmasClaudia Romani – Grade 7I heard the snow knocking on my window with its freezing handsI watched as blankets of snow slithered down from high aboveThe warming melody of the Christmas carolsAnd jingle bells filled the neighborhoodChildren bundled up with coats, scarves, gloves and hatsAs they ran out and jumped on the milky white snowSnowmen and snow angels covered the groundThe children’s laughter made me warm insideEveryone was eagerly waiting for Christmas to comeI stared at the Christmas tree that stood before meRound, colorful ornaments swam around the floorMy hands covered themAs my brother and I placed them on the treeWe twirled the snake like lights around itI tiptoed on my feetAnd sat the shining star on the topThe room was covered with candles, lights, and ornamentsI organized the three kings surrounding the baby Jesus on his crib of haySmiles filled the room as more families and friends came over to visitThe presents under the tree mocked meMaking me yearn to rip themAnd take hold of a giftThe fragrance of the oven swayed around the roomPulling all of us like a piece of cloth to the kitchen tableWe settled down admiring the enormous plates of foodI snapped the wing of the golden brown chickenAnd relished the juiciness and crunchiness of itThe smooth potatoes melted my lips with its sweet spicy sauceI devoured the fresh salad with its strips of lettuce, onions, peas, and tomatoesThere was that bitter smell of wine that crawled down my throatWhen the food diminished we ass sat near JesusAnd thanked him for the great life he gave usAnd for letting us celebrate and treasure Christmas as a family!10!
Through the Eyes of a WallflowerRose Mc Neill – Grade 8Dear Populars,The “in crowd”, the cool kids, the homecoming court. I am not one of themFor I am ranked with geeks, AV Nerds and the Glee club.Whenever I walk by, all conversation ceasesAnd I turn into the center of your attention as insults fly from every corner.You think that you are invisible, but I can see youIgnorance pumps through your veins.You are the children of scorn and hatred and you spit your words like daggers at my soul,Deteriorating my self esteem. Your voices scream at me and you laugh and laugh,But I have yet to realize what is so funny.You act as if you are so carefree, but I see what no one else doesI know that Miss. Head Cheerleader paid her “friends” to like her.And that Quarterback Johnson really struggles to readYet somehow, you manage to put your flaws behind you and feel obligated to point out others’.Though, on the surface, you may all seem malicious, I know to look deeperEvery glossy eye, facial flinch, and turned head is caught in my vision.Sometimes I am convinced that some of you can feel our pain.But there is no way that you will truly ever understand it.And though you know that it is wrong, following the masses feels so right.And it hurts you to watch but you just brush it off.For you live in constant fear that if you protest, you will no longer be a ‘them’ but an ‘us’.That the people you congregate with and consider friends or even brothers will turn on you.Once upon a time I was a ‘them’.The people who I cared for, liked and loved, dropped me quickly, like I was hot to the touchThey erased every secret, sleep over, and shoulder lentAnd immediately I wentFrom a respectable cheer leader, to an unknown faceIn the troubled waters of high school.Though it hurts,I will continue to let your words eat away at meSo that I will feel the pain that others felt at my expense.I will finally understandAnd I will refuse to break.-Sincerely, a WallflowerP.S. For once in my life, I stopped and looked at what was happening around me.I noticed that though they hide it, my fellow Wallflowers feel pain.They feel so passionately, that I no longer could stand to see them hurting.I sacrificed my popularity to stand for something worth fighting for.Something worth giving up my social status. I gave in to their pain,And became one of them, out of guilt and a subtle curiosity.Now I too am a Wallflower.Though I am verbally abused daily by you, it is not such a significant sacrifice,Considering what I’ve gained.Finally, I’ve stopped following the masses and made a change.I stopped caring for one minute about what my friends would think to do the right thing.Will! you ever be able to say the same?11!
20 ChildrenColorlessChad Matthews – Grade 10Betsy Herrera – Grade 1220 children will notBe trying to get a glimpse of Santa Claus this Christmas.20 children will notBe able to sneak out of bed to stay up late.I am afraid that the world will lose its color,For when the well of emotions can’t be held backanymoreAnd my vision becomes bleak from sadness.Why should I hold so much inside?Should I open my mouthAnd pollute the worldWith the darkness that festers in the back of my mind?Or should I be polite and list them down neatly on paperTo make them prettier for the eyes?I’ve decided to keep my lips sealed and watch with wateryeyesAs the world becomes a dull shade of grey.The concerned soul might ask, when did this start?I don’t know, but I’ve been afraid for so long,For fear has shaken me to my very core.When I noticed the sky wasn’t so blue anymore,Grass not so green, oceans darkAnd sunsets possessed no luster,For grey crept, silently, dangerouslySwallowing my world whole,I am afraid that the world will never return to itsbeautiful colors.20 children will notHave their first kiss.Innocent lives that will always beRemembered and will always beKept dearly in our hearts.20 children will notGo to the prom.20 children will notKnow what it feels like to graduate.20 children will notKnow what it feels like to be accepted to college.Innocent lives that will always beRemembered and will always beKept dearly in our hearts.Prayers, for the children and staff atSandy Hook Elementary that lost their lives20 children will notKnow how they touched the world!12!
Things I Fear From My HeartI Remember My GrandmaChasery Ortiz – Grade 2Delilah Claudio – Grade 4I feel afraid when my brother gets me madBecause he makes me feel like I want to strike him like acobra!I don’t like to be mad, I like to be happyI remember my Grandma.Who was as sweet as sugar.Who had so much affection.Her heart filled with love.I feel afraid when people repeat what they sayI don’t like when they repeat what they sayBecause I can’t keep what they say in my headI remember my Grandma.She wouldn’t hurt a soulHer heart was as big as the world.She made rainy days less dreary.I feel afraid when people grab me and they fight over me.It feels like they are trying to break my arms.I feel afraid because I don’t want my arms to break awayfrom me.I remember my Grandma.Who had to go.But I don’t mean home.I mean to heaven.I remember my Grandma.It’s like she blew out like a candle.She’s happy in the light.I remember my GrandmaWho was full of affection MemoriesLeslie Ramos – Grade 3What! Where is she?She was here a second ago and now she is gone!Why did she leave m
this book are the winners of the 2013 Poetry Contest for Paterson Students, first through twelfth grades. . Leslie Ramos Memories School 27 3 Mrs. Rankin 13 Delilah Claudio I Remember My Grandma Renaissance One 4 Mrs. McCaffrey 13 Fares Khalaifah My Teacher’s A Sport CJR-9 4 Mrs. Fodi 13 Brianne Robles When I Was Younger Renaissance One 4 .
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