CHINCOTEAGUE -- Allison Doss of Dacula, Ga. is a budding young poet.Allison, 9, a student at Freeman's Mill Elementary School, had an assignment to write a poem with the subject, "Beauty Is."
Allison wrote the following, arranging it in the shape of a Christmas tree:
Beauty Is
Salty air
A quiet marsh
On a secret island
Crashing waves
An Egret's nest
Muller's Ice Cream Parlor
On a hot summer night
A bike ride through mini Africa
A long hike up the striped lighthouse
My friends don't know this place
My teachers don't know this place
This secret island called Chincoteague
But I know
My Pop knows
The ponies know
That is what Beauty is....
Allison's poem won first prize at Freeman's Mill Elementary School and went on to win first place in a countywide competition in Gwinnet County, Ga.
Allison presented the poem to her "Pop," Walter Bulmer, as a Christmas gift last year.
Allison presented a framed copy of the poem to the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce last week, while she was on vacation with her parents and grandparents.
