Right Column
2006 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest Winners
"Jelly! Jellyfish"
Judy Kim
Grade 2
Shasta Ramachandran
Grade 2
"Day at the Beach"
Igor Fedotov
Grade 6
"Life in the Pacific"
Deborah Liao
Grade 6
The Coast and I
metwhere we both call home
through the fog I heard your calls
whispers, echoes that some times roared
an open arm you extended
dangling mysteries to explore
from rock to rock I played with you
wave by wave you slipped away
an ever changing form
ever lasting presence
never
ending
secrets
Bo Yan Moran
Grade 6
"Morro Gulls"
Michaelynne Whitsitt
Grade 9
Glass Beach
(Near Fort Bragg)
I have seen the polished glass
Of countless bottles; shards of green
Clumped together; a tumbling mass
Creating a majestic scene
I have seen the claim that nature made
On pieces of glass
Now seeming jade
Thrash to treasure from the past
I have seen what nature has done
Washing the beach; again and again
Turning the beach into clumps of fun
A visual memory for one to gain
I have seen the power of the of the wave
To crush the mighty rocks to sand
To tumble break, transform, and save
The shining gem that's in my hand
Austin Humble
Grade 7
"Quizzical Bird, Guardian of the Pleasant Egg"
Daniel Ball
Grade 12
"Advice"
Ryan Luecke
Grade 12