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Puppet

A puppet with no strings, Able to hear but not reply,
Left hanging limp, Able to question but not ask why,
All senses cut off, And now forevermore will be,
Out of control. A puppet of its mind.

No longer can it dance,
Nor sing, speak or laugh, By Imogen Taylor-Thorne
But now a victim of its mind, Year 7, Ravenswood School for Girls
To wander the halls of mem’ry. GORDON – NSW

The Unforgiving

Season

Scorching, burning rays
Crackling flora beneath me
Mother, Please Sweltering, sweating

By Allegra Clarke
Don’ t Cry Year 3, Trinity Anglican School
KEWARRA BEACH – QLD.
Teacher: Kellie Clarke

Can we hear Mother Earth I wish she could forgive us
crying for help? for all the misery we’ve brought,
We know she’s our only home, but more than that,
yet we foolishly continue I wish we could change,
to damage her heart. for ourselves,
Do we know how much she cares? for our children
how much she loves her planet? and keep her beautiful
how much she loves us? for the next generation.
Can we hear her crying?
Can’t we see she’s dying? I promise, someday, soon
we will change,
Every time we cut down a tree so Mother, please don’t cry.
it’s like killing a child.
how can we be so cruel, so heartless? By Kha Doanh Phung
how can we not understand Year 8, St Dominic’s Priory College
all her sorrow, all her pain? NORTH ADELAIDE – SA
Can’t we just love our divine world? Teacher: Shelda Rathmann

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