Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

WINNERS JULY/AUGUST 2023 POETRY CONTEST Bugs

Cricket League

First prize 10 and under

Ruth A. Fields, age 10Kirkland, WA

Ode to Bugs

Beautiful Butterfly,Twirling, whirling in the sky.Magnificent wings, up so high,Pretty little butterfly.

Chirping, charming cricket,Hiding in a leafy thicket.Singing chipa-chipa-chipit,Happy, hopping cricket.

Lovely little ladybug,Pretty spots, like a polka-dot rug.I just want to give you a hug,Adorable spotted ladybug.

Scary, stalking spider,Hanging from your web, you’re quite the glider.And down a waterspout, you’re a slider,Creepy, jet-black spider.

Bounding, bouncing bugs,From butterflies to ugly slugs,Sneaking into my house and chewing up rugs,Cheerful little bugs.

First prize 11 and up

Avi Brandt, age 13Friday Harbor, WA

The Spider Hides, the Spider Waits

The spider hidesThe spider waitsBehind her sticky silken gates

The spider

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