Butterflies flitter and flutter
At the light skip of the piano,
Making their way over the Amazon in search
Of Bromeliad nectar.
On the clouds command,
The trumpet and trombone perform their duet.
Rumbling thunder reverberating Qualibou over
The crystal Saint. Lucia Caribbean.
But the violin wails with such agony that the ground
Floods with tears into Bangladesh,
Washing El NiƱo inside out
Before it returns to a soft melodic hum.
A final flourish, the harp strums a minor scale
Notes rushing down Niagara Falls,
In a blur of harmony,
And culminating with rephrase
Of plucking
Like the wingbeats of a bluebird.
With melody of water scales, the
Kalimba
Udukkai,
Didjeridu,
Perform in one swaying symphony.
Grade: 6
Chevy Chase
Washington, DC
The Hunger Games
To work at NASA, on environmental protection and climate change.
Katherine Johnson