Poems

COMPETITION WINNER

When I woke up to the chime of the alarm clock,
I looked at the sunshine on my window,
And breathed a sigh of gratitude,
For the sunlight to to the air,
Everything feels like it’s truly out of this world,
Finding that silver lining everywhere,
Every day can be a occasion to celebrate, not only birthdays and festivals
Have to be celebrated,
From the majestic trees to the enchanting flowers,
Not only the beautiful nature—
But also our family members who work hard for us every day,
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Grandparent’s Day—
Are not just for one day—
They deserve to be celebrated every day,
Making their day special should happen everyday!

Caring for yourself is also something,
You should also celebrate yourself,
How you have been working hard to how you have achieved something,
Finding a celebration everyday—
Is being positive everyday,
Finding a silver lining a everyday,
Seeing a ray of hope everyday,
Everyday might seem different!
But I am sure that there has to be something that is worthy of being celebrated,

For instance, that smile on the face of the milkman,
When I thank him for his help—
And the glimmer on the face of my fencing coach,
When I win a medal!

There is a celebration hidden in the heart,
Of every single day, and I think the skill
Is just in finding it!

Clad in my fencing gear, I slashed a silver sword—
I conquered my opponent, and drove her to the ground,
The sun beat down with its golden rays,
But I focused on the medal, that was going to hang proudly around my neck,
From one to innumerable opponents,
I defeated them all!

That truly made me feel on top of the world
As I embark on this journey of sportsmanship—
It gives me a sense of pride and joy,
This glorious victory makes me feel as if I am on cloud nine!
Beating all my opponents one by one makes me feel like I am in a class of my own
Making my coach feel proud and my family,
Is something that I enjoy a lot,
Sending pictures to all my relatives
Click! Click! Click!
That feeling of winning is truly out of this world!

But more than anything else,
I think fencing teaches me equality—
How us girls have a moral right to participate in sports,
How so many female athletes having won so many trophies,
It is also the celebration of how we were able to evolve as a society —
And give girls equal opportunities!

One of the first four sports to be featured in Modern Olympics—
‘Touching’ in fencing was initially recorded by a sword,
Dipped in ink,
But little did I know, that this very ink—
Would actually write the destiny of so many female athletes,
Such as me!

Fencing is a sport of celebration—
Because it fills our lives with the elation of equality,
With not even an iota of disparity!

once at school

I jumped in a pool

and when I jumped in

I swam into a bin

it was fun

so I made a pun

I like going to school

cause it’s super cool