The following is our first place student poetry entry, by Cheyenne Irby, a Ware County student. It is our only entry in any of our contests to get a first place from every judge.
The Story of a World Unknown
The sun was set, all lights were out, a dozen fireflies danced lazily about
With a billion stars around her strewn, freely by, she flew to the moon
Twinkling lights shining bright, happily she floated through the night
Healing little children's dreams, helping all those small lights gleam
Suddenly the world stood still, surrounded in a dreaded chill
A shadow overtook the Earth, stealing all it's joy and girth
Desperately she tried to fight, pushed and scratched with all her might
But then she felt a familiar ache, that's when she understood the stakes
Her eyes began to brightly glow, and she pulled out her Starlight Bow
But he in turn from his power ward, drew his favored Midnight Sword
The battle for the Earth began, turn by turn, and hand by hand
The white queen and the black king fought, the upper hand each of them sought
In this never ending game of chess, they fight to see which is best
This is how it has always been, the battle to be the better twin
But somehow in the chaotic slew, a misaimed swipe swung true
It split the shadowed Earth in two, and this is when she really flew
She fought like she had never before, and with her brother settled the score
But when she saw what she had done, she realized the battle had not been won
She realized what she had to do, the end for her she always knew
Giving up her body for ever more, she took the energy of the seasons four
She then created the world anew, with seas and skies of beautiful blue
She became the guardian of this sacred place, one that some should dread to face
She gave up her flight to save another, just like we should do for each other
So are you true like the Lady Starlight, or dark and evil like Lord Midnight
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