Third Poetry
Prize Winner - Summer 2012
is
LAUREL BERTOMEUof Eden Prairie,
Minnesota
“THE TWO WITCHES BREW”
Cookoo-cookoo says the cockatoo
Flying near by
on the avenue
Watching the witches mix the brew
Thinking the goo is long-over due
Cookoo-cookoo says the cockatoo
Adding a pinch of sugar and spice
Spiders and roaches
and maybe some mice
The eldest witch gave the good advice
To never put in an ingredient twice
Cookoo-cookoo says the cockatoo
Did the vernal witch just put in a shoe?
He should have
kept flying
But it’s to late now
The witches did see him
And invite him to chow
The cockatoo fly’s in to sample the goo
He sits down all ready to chew on the brew
The sad
thing is, that he has no clue
Because sooner or later he’ll be dinner for two
About
the poet:
Laurel Bertomeu. I am eleven years old and I
have a sister who is seven and I have a pet fish, hermit crab, and a family dog. I love to play tennis, soccer and
ride my bike. My friends and I like to go swimming.
