Department of English

Spring 2005 High School Edition

Through a Door There Is a Land

Cody Mace
Poetry (9th-10th)
Second Place
Canyon View High School
Teacher: Cody Christensen

Through a door there is a land

With dark skies and white sands,

There’s a giant mountain and a tall, tall tree

The tree is so high that from miles away you can see,

On the tree is a hanging rope ladder

You climb right up and hope to not fall and splatter,

When you get to the top you see something in the sky

You lean out to look, and begin to fly,

You’re above the tall trees and the mountain tops

You look down and see a train that suddenly stops,

You fly down to it and hit the floor

Then a man walks out of an open train door,

He tosses you a sword and pulls his own out

You start to swing and jab and shout,

When you finally strike him he falls to the ground

He hits with a thump, and that’s the only sound,

You go over to him and say, “Are you alright?”

He says, “Yes, young person, and you have won the fight.”

“Now listen to me, and do as I say.”

“Get out of bed, and go out and play.”