2026 WINTER STORY CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION
1 min
“PEPPERMINT SWIRL”
EMILIE K. 7th Grade
Red and white,
Sweet, but biting,
Swirled into sweets,
That are equally chilling.
Sweet as it is,
The cold will bite back.
Peppermint swirl,
Give it a twirl,
Dance in my mouth,
Smooth as a pearl.
Peppermint swirl,
You take me on a whirl,
Up my lips curl,
My sweet peppermint swirl.
The biting sensation,
Clashing with sweet,
This peppermint swirl,
It is my treat.
Peppermint swirl,
You are my world,
Filled with sweet,
Filled with cold,
Let my worries unfurl.
Red, white,
Sweet, bite,
Snow that whorls,
Like my peppermint swirls.
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