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OUR POETRY KIDS

Winning Poems from the 2019 Laura
Y KIDS
OUR POETR
Literary Awards, held annually in South
Australia. Both boys are pupils of Knox
with Br
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Grammar Preparatory School, Sydney

Adrian Li

Korben Pitman
Adrain Li is a pupil from Knox Grammar Preparatory School. He
likes Mathematics and soccer, but he likes CIY coding in particu-
I’m Korben Pitman. I’m 11 years old and recently returned to lar. He has coded some games in Scratch which received more
Sydney after 3 years in Boston, USA. I enjoy my new school, my than twenty thousand ‘Likes’.
new puppy dog and computer games - not in that order. Black Is The Palm Of My Heart
Do Your Best by Adrian Li
by Korben Pitman Highly Commended -- Junior Primary Poetry
Highly Commended – Junior Poetry, 2019 Laura Literary Awards Black is a nightmare
Every day is fresh and new, wisping through my head at night.
as you open your eyes, Black is a much-feared ache
you may have a view, going through a heart’s light.
of all of the things Black is selfish
that you could do. going to the front of time.
If you run a little harder, Black is grief
think a little clearer eliminating all feeling of mine.
and plan beyond the next step.
Darkness is black.
Sometimes you may trip Black is a shadow.
and sometimes, fall you shall Your shadow is your reflection --
but you can never let these things reflections are shallow.
make dents in your morale.
Dust off your knees Black fury
and re-tie your shoes scares the bad.
because if you never let go of this, Feeling despair is black.
you will be left with a mental bruise. Losing life is sad.

But if your best Broken hearted
was not as good the black night
as you had hoped it would be, Black is the palm of my heart.
you could still say, feeling anger is a black art,
“I gave today the black night.
the best I had in me.” Black is the palm of my heart.
© 2018, Adrain Li (at age 8)
So, if you try your best
you will never have to wonder Judge’s comments – Great use of descriptive words and excellently
what might have happened painted vivid pictures of quite profound abstract concepts.
if you summoned all your thunder. Both poems pre-published, Laura Literary Awards Anthology, 2019.
© Korben Pitman 2019 (at age 10) Winning Poems from the 2019 Laura Literary Awards, held annu-
Judge’s comments – A well written piece with a very positive ally in South Australia. Both boys are pupils of Knox Grammar
message of resilience. Preparatory School, Sydney

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