Selected 2017 Student Quatrains
"Valentine's Day Gift"
by Summar Khan
Why give me
flowers? they wilt, can’t you see?
petals drift off, decay now.
is that how our love will be?
Manhasset High School
Ms. Candyce Kannengieser
"Game of War"
by Young Park
Take a guess
The game’s one goal is success
To make the mate is the core
This is war. The game of chess.
Sewanhaka High School
Ms. Michelle Papaccio
A Quatrain
by Taylor Drew
It’s the light
Of love that defeats the night--
Full of hate and wretched pain--
To restrain blackness with white.
W.C. Mepham High School
Ms. Nicole Maresca
A Quatrain
by Doreen Dong
One can’t tell
The inside by outer shell.
As image tends to misguide,
Truth can hide beneath lies well.
Bethpage High School
Ms. Whelan
A Quatrain
by Domenico D'Erasmo
Emotion--
Humanity’s greatest potion
Cleanses the soul, calms the mind
Gentle, kind, soothing lotion.
H. Frank Carey High School
Ms. Joanne Bergbom
A Quatrain
by Melvin Thomas
Love is hard,
Not just buying her a card.
Love must be felt in your heart.
Falls apart with disregard.
New Hyde Park High School
Ms. Anna Caruso
"How Dare They?"
by Jillian Landesma
Beautiful
is what you are. pitiful
others try to convince you
that your hue is despicable.
Valley Stream South High School
Ms. Kerry Butler
Race in The Bluest Eye
by Richard Lilly
Oh, Shirley,
How I wish to be like thee.
Adored, white, she’s got it all.
Can’t be that doll; I’m black, see?
Long Beach High School
Ms. Tamara Filloramo
A Quatrain
by Kathryn Sandford
Firefly
Wings in the air, soaring high.
Catch it and cover the lid,
On this midnight in July.
Sacred Heart Academy
Ms. Maura Rossi
A Quatrain
by Despina Atsidakos
Advocate
A country not based on hate
No matter what it will take
We can make our country great.
JFK Bellmore High School
Ms. Christy Rochford
Spring
by Alexandra Gately
The sky blue
The winter winds say adieu
Flowers await the blissful sun
Spring’s begun, time to renew
MacArthur High School
Mr. Michael O'Shea
A Quatrain
by Isabella Pace
Tendrils creep
A cold embrace that runs deep.
Mist over rolling cliffs soars
Wind that pours into a heap.
Oyster Bay High School
Ms. Karen DiMaggio
