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Victoria Crowther

Man at Sea

Dark clouds filled the sky
The sea became rough
I try to control my little boat
The waves get bigger
The sky gets darker
Out of nowhere a shark appears
Then another, and another
There are now many sharks
To many to count
The seas are so rough
That every time my boat
Rocks a little water splashes in
Struggling against Mother Nature
I grow scared
And I wonder if I’ll
Ever make

Stress

The way I deal with stress is by going up to my room, putting in my favorite CD, and I just lie on my bed not thinking about anything that was going on outside of my room. After I start to feel less stressed out I start thinking of ways that I can deal with what ever is stressing me out.

Preforming

When ever I start performing, any type of performing, but mainly acting, I get the most wonderful feeling in the world. It is like one giant adrenaline rush. About two minutes before I go on stage I feel like I am going to throw up, but the second I get on stage I feel this rush of adrenaline; the rush makes me feel amazing.

The Best Weekend Ever.

This past weekend was the most fun weekend I have had in a long time. My mom’s best friend from collage and her best friend from New Jersey came to Vermont to visit my family. Our weekend started off by pigging out on pizza, garlic knots, and ice cream. Then we ended the night by watching the Chronicles of Narnia.

Purple

Purple

Purple is calming yet very loud
Soft as the lavender in the spring
Yet crazy as one piece snowboard suits
Yummy as grape juice
But gross as wine
The color of my croc
And even the color of some people’s hair
Purple is the color of royalty
Also nobility and spirituality
From nail polish to nature with lavender, orchid, lilac, and violets

My Dearest Abigail

March 17, 1915

My dearest Abigail,

My Dearest Abigail

March 17, 1915

My dearest Abigail,

Purple

By Victoria Crowther
Leland and Gray Union High School, Grade 9

Purple is calming yet very loud
Soft as lavender in the spring
But crazy as one-piece snowboard suits
Yummy as grape juice
But gross as wine
The color of my crocs
And even the color of some people’s hair
Purple is the color of royalty
Also nobility and spirituality

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