Poetry in motion

The following are three of the winning poems from the 2011 Verses in the Valley contest put on by the Scotts Valley Arts Commission. The winners were honored at a recent Scotts Valley City Council meeting, and the first-place poem from each division will be published in the Press-Banner over the next several editions.
Scarves, Scarves, Scarves
By Shannon Lussier (kindergarten through third-grade age group)
Scarves, Scarves, Scarves
Long scarves
Short scarves
Pretty, cool, colorful scarves
Tiny, awesome, green scarves
Thick Scarves
Thin Scarves
Sassy, great, funny scarves
Giant, exciting, wonderful scarves
Interesting scarves
Itchy scarves
Puffy, stringy, amazing scarves
Cute, goofy, ugly scarves
Loveable scarves
Silky scarves
Your scarf
My scarf
Last of all
Best of all
I like most scarves
Books
By Tyler Germany (fourth- and fifth-grade age group)
The wild world inside a book,
Will surely make you want to look.
You could read about a sprinter,
Or a deep snow in the winter.
Do you fancy mystery?
Or perhaps everyday history?
So go on open a book,
It won’t hurt to take a look.
My One True Love
By Mei Manzo (middle-school age group)
My precious heart
My strained, stressed heart
Love from you is love from me.
All my guilty pleasures
Of butters and beef
Kill you slowly
Kill you with love.
My precious muscles
My strained, stressed muscles
Work from you is work from me.
All my sitting around
And lying on the coach
Kill you slowly
Kill you with love.
My precious brain
My strained, stressed brain
Thoughts from you are thoughts from me.
All my days of watching T.V.
And playing games on the computer
Kill you slowly
Kill you with love.
My precious soul
My strained, stressed soul
We’re meant to be together
Because when you die,
I will die
Our love will last
Forever.