Creative Writing

Highlighting Creative Writing

Slapstick

The blow of his hand sends me backwards, nearly tripping over my own feet. I assess the damage. Red, hot rash right on my cheek. Blood pumping. Brain spinning. Some words form and escape my mouth. “I guess I deserve that.” He strides away. My limbs go completely limp. Hayley Potts 1st Place Y9

A Smile to a Serpent

Sitting on my Dad’s shoulders, I looked at the scenery. The dark red dirt, and the semi-dead trees were all around. I lifted my head and saw a giant emerald green serpent, staring back at me from the safety of a nearby tree. I smiled and turned away. Natalie Ashton 1st Place Y10

Cat

She watches you balefully from her throne. Whiskers twitching and eyes half-lidded. Tigers and lions have nothing on her. She is regal grace personified. Once, her species were worshipped as gods. She has not forgotten. Each move is a smooth reminder that although she is small, she is mighty. Natalia McQuarters 1st Place Y11

Limits

Everything has limits. How high something can leap, fast something can sprint, tough something is. Unfortunately, it will come to an end. The miniscule life of an insignificant, inutile, insect. The colossal burning spheres of hydrogen roaming through empty skies. Someone stops putting their pen to the paper. End Dylan Kemp-Green 1st Place Y12

POLITICIAN Cluttered ant farm overridden with rats Confused posies, a pedestal of political confusion Still a rat if it showers and nods politely? Are rodents eroded through hygiene? Thin handshakes amongst boxed white walls Stretched smiles They brush their fur with gel Trap their ideas into suitcases of befouled brown leather. Emily Ardern 1st Place Y13