There's Quicksand

• Liam Harris, Grade 1, Bathurst South Public School
• Poetry
• 2022

Finalist in the 'National Treasures 2022' competition

Once I took my car off road.
It was so fun, until - oh no!
I could feel the tyres seize,
I felt the ground begin to rise.
I tried escaping - super speed,
But quicksand is where my car lies.
I jumped out fast, I found a crane,
I hooked it up and pulled the chain.
I grabbed a shovel, I dug and dug,
I dug with all my might.
Finally, my car was free -
Everything’s all right!
Hopping back inside my car,
I felt myself go splat!
Inside my car was soggy,
And in quicksand, I now sat.