Young Southern Student Writer 2012

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The Difference I wake up in my heated house with a soft blanket They wake up in a cold cot with not even a sheet I get what I want They barely get what they need My mom calls me down stairs, I see all my wonderful present under my sparkling tree They may not even have a mom, they can't look forward to opening presents they don't have a tree I stay warm watching the snow fall from in my house They sit outside freezing while snow falls all on them I bundle up, put my gloves on, and go sledding They don't have a jacket, they don't have gloves, and they don't have time to play I sip hot chocolate out of my Christmas cup They sip filthy stream water out of their cold hands I eat a big Christmas lunch They look through dumpsters trying to find any little scrap I am fortunate, and thankful Anna Wright 5th Grade Nolan Elementary Jones

THANKSGIVING T - Thank the Lord H - Happy to be with family A - A football game playing on T.V. N - Never being greedy K - Kids eating so much their stomachs hurt S - Some pumpkin pie on the table G -Going out and sitting in line for Black Friday sales I - Inside by the fire V -Very big turkey I - In the bed after you eat N - Never ending good G - Grateful for what you have Ashton Jolley 5th Grade Silverdale Baptist Academy Jennifer Westcott

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