RHYMES FOR A REASON: I love -------
Yes, I love that soft, velvety sensation of melted chocolate Drizzling on my tongue.
That contented glow when the world is at peace, there's no war
anywhere and nothing's wrong.
I absolutely find it a tangible treat, to feel a blanket of
fleecy white snow 'neath my feet.
I love the cold, white, frost, on a spider's web, like perfect
Diamonds shining brightly ----
and a clear velvet sky with a silvery moon and stars
which sparkle nightly.
I adore the gossamer, glistening, silvery ribbons that the
Snail leaves behind him, on the ground.
I love my family all around me, laughing and chattering,
it's such a reassuring sound.
When an infant is born, the euphoria, the rapture!
An emotion only a full heart can capture.
In a world which is scarred with emotional blindness,
There is much to be gained from a small show of kindness.
When a child's confidence is bruised, and they feel nothing
but shame,
Used and abused, like a chess piece in a game.
Show them happiness, love and joy, no suffering or grief.
I'd love to cocoon children of the world in faith and
Self-belief.
To hear the sound of happy childish laughter when they're
living happily ever after.
But what I love most in the world, is the smile which replaces their cries.
Not the spurious smile that just says 'thank you,' but that
Genuine smile, that reaches the eyes!
By Sandy Brownhill, Whiteways Grove, Sheffield S4.
We are inviting readers to submit poems for a competition we are running with Diabetes UK, Rhymes for a Reason. The winners will get the chance to recite their poem to an audience at a concert given by the Ian MacMillan Orchestra at Sheffield Hallam University on February 14.
How to enter: There are two categories for under 16 and adults and poems should be on the theme of What do you love? The competition runs until January 20.
Poems should be sent by email to starletters@sheffieldnews
papers.co.uk or write to: The Editor, The Star, York Street, Sheffield, S1 1PU
Please include a contact address, phone number and your
age if entering the junior section. Usual competition rules apply.
See http://www.diabetes.org.uk/poetry-event for more information on the concert.
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