Mehak Soin, Year 4, Melbourne Girls Grammar, has won the Student Poetry Competition in the Years 3-4 section for her poem, Silver Lining.
This is what the judges said:
A sincere and hopeful ode to the pandemic. The short phrases and crispness of language engage and inspire.
You can read Mehak’s poem below, along with the students awarded honourable mentions in the category for their outstanding work. And you can watch the video of her reciting the poem on The Parents Website.
Silver Lining
By Mehak Soin
Dark, Doom, Danger
Moon mysteriously gone
The winds wearing down
Schools amidst shutdowns
People living in lockdown
Nation in nightmare
World suffering in sadness
All I hear are sounds of silence
Things are going tough
Universe is united in cure
People healing with hope
Workers are our warriors
We are braver than we believe
We are stronger than we seem
Tough times never last
Now is the time to stand up or never
Together we will get through
Australia, we are in it altogether
Ada Hammerton-Lee, Year 4, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School
Morning Dew
Riley Wooster, Year 4, Shepparton East Primary School
Feelings
Jonah Solomon, Year 4, The King David School,
The Wonders of my Backyard
Yannee Xu, Year 4, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School
Rain
Prep – Year 2
Winter, by Adele Bilney, Year 2, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School
Years 5-6
After the Fire, by Felicity van Rensburg, Year 5, Harkaway Hills College
Years 7-8
Hope, by Ravin Rathnayake, Year 8, Haileybury College Edrington
Years 9-10
Hope in a Whistle, by Haelie Roberts, Year 9, Olivet Christian College
Years 11-12
Summer Longings, by Derek Villaceran, Year 12, Lilydale High School