Upper St. Clair students published
Erin Wells, Kriti Kulkarni and Suhavi Singh of Upper St. Clair can add published poets to their list of achievements.
A seventh-grade student at Fort Couch Middle School, Wells was selected for publication in the Creative Communication Poetic Power Contest. This marks the second time this year that Erin has achieved this honor.
Her poem “Coastal Whispers” will be included in the organization’s anthology, “A Celebration of Poets.”
Kulkarni had her writing “Pencil vs. Pen” included in the collection. She is a 9-year-old, fourth-grade student at Baker Elementary School taught by Kelsey O’Leary.
Singh had her composition “Freely Free” published. She is a sixth-grade student at Boyce Middle School.
According to a notification from Creative Communication, “this is an honor, as most students are not invited to be published. This publication brings together the best student authors in the United States.”
According to its website, “Creative Communication is devoted to the promotion of writing, teaching and appreciation of student writing. The intent of our student writing contests is to motivate student writers. The top entries are published in an anthology that will record the creative insights of today’s student writers.”
By Kriti Kulkarni
Pencil vs. Pen
Who should I choose and when?
Proud Pencil declares,
“Oh Pen, don’t think you are always right
For you cannot erase what you write.”
Clever Pen responds,
“Oh Pencil, mind what you say
For with me the sharpener stays away.”
Snooty Pencil remarks,
“Now Pen, your ink can run out
And kids shall sadly pout.”
Sharp-witted Pen retorts,
“Now now Pencil, you must calm down
For with a sharp tip you can poke children around!”
Pencil vs. Pen
Who should I choose and when?
Well, who would you choose my friend?
By Erin Wells
“Do not mourn my friend,” the trees whisper in the east?
As the eastern sky blooms bright light
“The moon will be back,” the trees softly whisper?
As the light of the sun overtakes the night
“Shhh,” she whispers to the trees?
As the light overtakes the now orange sky
?”But my friend, you mourn,” the trees whisper in the east?
As the sky turns yellow and she lets out a sigh
“As you have said, the moon will be back,”?
The trees softly sigh in defeat and remorse?
“The sun reigns now,” she murmurs in the east?
As the sky turns blue and her voice turns hoarse??
“My sister mourns,” she whispers in the west?
As the light fades to orange and yellow
?”My brothers now flourish,” the trees softly whisper?
As the sky turns darker and the colors more mellow??
“But she knows, like me, that the moon will be back,
“?As the sky turns dark and the light fades away
?”But for now I shall celebrate,” she happily murmurs?
As the trees agree and contentedly sway
By: Suhavi Singh
?Have you ever felt chained?
Even though you have Liberty
??Do you ever feel that no one is free, Until EVERYBODY’s free??
If you do, come along with me, I’ll show you the things you ?have never seen?
Come, into my factory?
Where everyone is Notoriously, Gloriously, Freely Free??
The recipe, to freely free, of course, starts with you and me.?
There are so many people on this Spree, but hidden, not? Freely Free.??
Inside their heart, wanting peace, but not knowing, how to? move their feet.?
Thinking, they’re too small to make a change, that is the?biggest mistake one could make.?
Do you know what it takes?
Well, It’s for the World’s sake?
Come, to my house?
We’ll bake such a Cake?
Throw Violence in the trash
?The world ate enough of that?
This one shall be endless?
Generations and Generations shall remember the taste?
It shall keep on flourishing
?Until everybody knows the recipe?
Of Freely Free.