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Topic: CHALLENGE (08/17/17)
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TITLE: The Winner | Previous Challenge Entry
By Verna Cole Mitchell
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“I dare you to race with me
To see who can grow taller.”
Holly had grown from seed, and
Others in her family
Looked like giants to her.
She felt sure that
She could be the winner.
Though Ivy was quite short,
She knew a thing or two
About growing tall
That Holly didn’t know.
So she agreed to race.
Came the sunshine and the rain
To Holly and Ivy the same.
As their roots got stronger
And more leaves formed,
They began to race.
Holly grew a little bit
Every day.
She looked down at Ivy,
Still very short,
And she sang,
“Na, Na, Na, Na, Na—
I’m ahead of you.”
But as Ivy felt stronger,
She began to crawl
Across the ground
Till she reached the wall
Of a huge brick house.
She reached out
And held onto
A brick at the bottom
And began to climb.
Higher and higher she went,
Till one day,
She looked down
To see Holly far below her.
Even though she had won the race,
Ivy just kept on growing.
She shouted to Holly,
“Sometimes, to be a winner,
You need someone to lean on.”
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This may not divide you poem/story up evenly but could you put a space between what each was saying or doing? The readers might be able to keep track of who was doing the talking easier.
I was almost sure this was your poem; I notice that you must enjoy gardening since many of your poems are about plants.
I liked the message of the poem interwoven between the Holly hock and the ivy
You have a green thumb in writing poems.
Congratulations on your EC award