Covenant News

New Jersey Student Honored for Special Poem

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ (April 27, 2004) - Pilgrim Covenant Church's Jamie McLean, a fifth grade student at Grant School, communicated her dreams to the local community and was honored for her efforts by the town's local newspaper.

McLean wrote "Dreams of Happiness" for the South Plainfield Observer as part of that newspaper's Hometown Heroes Junior Journalism Program and received a free catered dinner in recognition of her work, along with an invitation to a banquet recognizing all of the Hometown Heroes winners for the past year. Following is her winning submission, which was published in the Observer and her church's recent newsletter.

Dreams of Happiness

By Jamie McLean

Step into a world overloaded with imagination,
Where never, never land lives just a daydream away.
Where gunpowder is POOF, fairy dust that could
Transform all evil to kindness with just a flick of a magic wand.

The heart, mind and soul.
Where strong, frightening fists can open up into friendly handshakes,
And hurtful slaps can become a thoughtful pat on the back.
But I'm looking outside, hoping to see this never, never land;
Hoping to see the fairy dust fall from the sky.

But what I see is very poor, lonely people out in the cold,
Hurt and crying.
It's like a horror movie,
Can't watch anymore 'cause we know it won't get any better.

But with one heart,
One soul,
As a team
Working together,
We can change our nightmare into a never, never land.

So we don't have to dream it,
We can live it
Together
As one peaceful nation.

So don't give up now 'cause just one YOU,
Can change the world.

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