11:00 in the morning I woke up,
Parents at the computer, searching for places,
Confused, I asked, “What’s up?”
Before realizing it was my birthday
Having just entered my double digits, I grinned
“I’m a big girl now,” I proudly told my brother,
who’d entered into the club a year before.
It was sunny and there was no wind,
A perfect day to enjoy my special day.
1:30 in the afternoon, happily drawing besides my brother,
Felt a train’s rumble,
Thought it was a bother.
My brother laughed and said, “Trains are so loud…”
Then we remembered no trains were around.
A seconds hesitation, and a scream from my mom
The rumble wasn’t from a train…it was from the ground!
My first earthquake on my birthday,
A mystery that made me cry.
Yet, looking back at it now,
it certainly was a very special day.

Winner. Well done!