Diary Entry - Poem

My 11:11 Wish

My mom once told me a story

About a time that brings us glory

A time you can make a wish

And it can bring you anything – even a kiss

So, every day at 11:11 I wish and I pray To escape the frustrating duality I live each day

Night then day Cold then warm Winter even in the middle of spring My heart does not know joy.

My days start cold – they’re always bleak and grey The same routine each and every day My soul is stuck in the darkness of it all And it longs to escape, to run away.

Then nighttime comes and my soul breaks free My 11:11 wish, answering my plea I’m teleported to a whole new world – a world so bright and colourful That I finally start to feel wonderful

This world is light, colour of warmth And makes my smile eternal And for a moment, there is no duality Just one reality –

Spring, all year round.

Written by: George Elliot (Grade 7)

LEEAH'S NOTE: I'm going to write this out and scan it when I'm home!