Bloom

• Vanessa Lai, Grade 8, Covenant Christian School
• Poetry
• 2014

Excellence Award in the 'The Text Generation 2014' competition

Bloom. Uncurl.


The magenta red rose poppy

In the field of pale yellow grains.

Sighs softly. Listening to the new

Growth and shoots of spring.

Lasting another season.

To show happiness and love.

Points the way for new life and

A symbol of remembrance.

The soft red petals shiver slightly.


Bloom. Uncurl.