Nate recently entered a poem in the Reflections Contest at school. It is a nation wide program to enter orignal works of art and literature. Children compete on a school level first... then there are 5 winners which go on to Council level... five winners go on to Region... then to state... then to nationals. Nate's poem was one selected from his school to go on to Council. This is the poem....
My Favorite Place
There once was a place,
Where there was only kindness.
It was wonderful, spectacular, yes indeed,
There were beautiful plants and never a weed.
People danced, people skipped,
Frowning faces soon were flipped.
Grandparents were sweet even though they were old,
Gossip was something that never was told.
People said "Hi" and never had hate,
No one would get mad even though you were late.
But then one day everything went wrong,
People didn't sing any more happy songs.
Now everyone was rude and never nice,
Disgusting things roamed the streets such as mice.
Everyone was grumpy and never showed smiles,
Instead they showed disrespect for miles.
This way of life was dying and everyone knew,
All of the wonderful places were closed, even the zoo.
I wonder if their posterity will ever conclude,
That being nice is better than being rude.
