A Day Too Long

• Camille Soeradinata, Grade 4, St James' School -
• Poetry
• 2018

Excellence Award in the 'Horizon of Dreams 2018' competition

“ A day too long
A night too short
The stars are calling me outside
That lake, the stars
Ripple on the surface
As though they’ll be stuck there for 1000 years
Yet so alive
Dancing with the ripples
But the moon
How I adore it
Often hidden by the weather
I wish I could be there to see it
On this beautiful night
How could they?
Keeping me in bed in a cold room!
But the light shines on the horizon
The moon, begging for more time
Too late
Time to go to school.”