Best Poems Written by Olivia Hesson

Chorale State Competition

All of us scurry on stage

Heels and teeth chattering

The judge fills out her page

Our dresses are less than flattering

Our moderator waves, we all engage

Unfocused thoughts start scattering

We pray our voices have come of age

As we perform the songs we'd been mastering

With a wave of a hand, the beauty begins

The piano starts off softly 

We imagine all of our past wins

And hope none of us go off-key

The music moves with our hearts within

The last note ends promptly 

We reflect on what the performance has been 

And attempt to walk off calmly


We rush outside and wait on the news

Anxious to know if we succeeded

We acquire the post-performance blues

Then our movement is impeded

Our teacher looked disheartened, as if we all were destined to lose

But as a smile breaks, she says the judges' expectations were exceeded 

We jump for joy and giggle, and gave hugs no one could refuse

Off to Disney we go, with the win we desperately needed

Copyright © Olivia Hesson | Year Posted 2017