Poem of the Week: Diana H., Barnard Elementary School

During the winter, we will highlight just a handful of the original poems that students wrote during the fall season and performed at the 17th Annual DC SCORES Poetry Slam! in early December. To watch any performance from the Slam!, visit our YouTube channel.

Mandala
I am a rose so pretty as can be
Like a swan so elegant and pretty
Like a flute so musical and bright
In summer so hot, and cold in the winter
So quiet and sad but happy and loud
Like fire and water, hot and cold
Never dark like a cloud, always light as the sun
Bright pink like the stars, but never dark as black

Diana H. 
Barnard Elementary School