Dragon Tales 1st Edition

Dragon Tales
Fall Edition 2016-2017

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by Dozier Students
of the Past

Dozier Library
1994

This premiere edition of
the new e-zine Dragon
Tales is a blast from the
past. All submissions are
from the paper versions
going back as far as 1988.

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Wolf

Come with me.
And you will see.
The high and mighty world
of the Wolf!

Do not be scared.
Don’t be afraid.
There still be no fire,
Or no raid.
Come join the pack now.
In a long and mournful howl
For lost sisters and brothers
Who were not killed by
others
But a greater enemy than
that!
It just eats meat, not bone or
fat,
It even puts it in a can!
Yes, that enemy is man!

Nicole Fugitt
Carlie Stutesmann

1994-1995

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Boo Hoo

I was watching the news last night
When I heard something that gave me
a fright
Bush said war with Iraq was near
Which filled my mind and body with
fear.
As Bush was talking
My thoughts were shaking and rocking
This is stupid! War with Iraq
People will leave and not come back
Parents will die, children too
And the world will cry “boo hoo”.
Ashley Jordan
2002-2003

Fire

The fire comes
On a blazing Tiger

It over looks
The mountain

Seeing what
It should destroy

Silently it kills
Innocent lives
And then moves on

Ashley Redinger
2010

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Wonders of the
Sky
The sky is a floating,
Valley of blue,

Where nobody knows,

What they will do.

With the wind so wild,

The sun so hot,

You could cook popcorn in a pot.

Or could you go diving
In water so clear,
Where there would be nothing,
For you to fear?

You may look at the clouds
In the sky,
And make images that might
surprise,
And peer that you are near.

Or you may listen,
To the lullabies,
That the birds make,
In the sky.

Or could you travel,
To faraway places,
And meet people with new faces.

What would you do?

The sky is a floating,
Valley of blue,
Where nobody knows
What they could do.

Jimmy Thoms 4
1994-1995

I Am In the Darkness
there is Light
I am a funny girl who loves writing.
I wonder if some places really exist. Sitting on my windowsill
I hear the sound of the sea Looking out at
crashing onto the shore. Darkness
I see thousands of imaginary All the world around me is so
worlds. Quiet
I want to be myself. Small lights slowly appear
I am a funny girl who loves writing. To fill the dark void with
Peace
I pretend that I’m a famous author. Brightly the stars shine
I feel the comfort of a soft doc. Filling me with knowledge that
I touch the sky all by myself. Even
I worry that I’ll never reach my In the darkness there is
goals. Light
I cry when I worry about someone I Nicole Anderson
love. 1998-1999
I am a funny girl who loves writing.

I understand that I may never
reach my dreams.
I say never limit your imagination,
free your soul.
I dream of far off places.
I try to do my best.
I hope that I will achieve my
dream.
I am a funny girl who loves writing.

Kaitlyn Conway
2001-2002

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Christmas

Freezing snow and
The sweet smell of pine,
A roaring fire
Breaks the frigid air.
I hold my family in my arms.
This is Christmas.

Baylen Hart
2010

Music The trumpeting sounds
Of the brass,
Music is my life, Fills my head with clash.
It is as bright as The sounds keep me alive
The summer moonlight. Are the winds,
Their sounds never die
Music sets me free, And I’m within them.
It brings out the other LaDeja Trumble
Side of me. 2011

Music brightens my day, 6
All my worries
fade away.

I love how the melodies flow,
The sound of the bass
Makes my heart explode.

Noise in Weda

Weda is the name of my old school in
Bulgaria. When I was
going to school, I heard the noises from
my class. When I went in, I had
to put corks in my ears. All students
(beasts) cried until the teacher came
in. They always played a game: “who
seats last is a loser”. In this way
they had to sit very fast, making a lot of
noise. Except for two teachers,
they didn”t get embarrassed from
anybody. The first was a teacher in
the Bulgaria language. She was very
strict. The students were afraid of
her. The second was the teacher in
German. It was so interesting to stay
in her lessons so that all students
listened and had no time for their
stupid
games. I preferred to have lessons only
with her. In all the other lessons
it was so noisy that I couldn’t believe
these were normal students. When
it was time to go home, I thought: “This
is enough for me.” When I was
back home, I lay on my comfortable
sofa and watched TV quietly.
Siana Penchea
Bulgaria 2000-2001

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Feelings

Just like today, 20 years ago kids felt alone and treated poorly by
classmates. If you feel this way, please remember there are counselors and
other adults you can talk to anytime you need someone, even if it’s just to
listen.

They look at me and laugh. watch my step or I will fall?
I don’t know why they laugh So now I watch my step
at me. wherever I go or I will fall.
Is it what I do? I have no friends in the world.
Is it how I look? I’m alone in this world.
Is it how I dress? I walk through the hall, and
Or is it me in general? they look at me in disgust.
I looking the mirror and cry They look at me like I’m crazy.
because I can’t understand why Am I, am I crazy?
this is happening to me I thought I was normal.
Is it a message from God to tell But I guess I was wrong
me to slow down in my life I’m not.
Or is it a message from God to
tell me to be careful, and to Michael Ward
1997-1998

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How Saturn
Got Her Rings

Long ago when the universe was young, the King of the universe became very
unhappy.
“I am so unhappy,” he would moan.
“A wife is what you need sir.” One of his wisest advisers exclained. “ I’ll go get
some picutres of the young maidens of the Milky Way Galaxy.”
First, the advisor showed him a picture of Venus.
“I think she is beautiful, but I can’t tell through all those clouds. Next!” cried the
King.
“How about Earth?” his advisor asked as he pulled out her picture.
“Too inhabited; we would never have any privacy,” grumbled the King.
“And Jupiter?” questioned his advisor.
Immediately upon gazing at her image, the King exclaimed, “She’s perfect!”
So Saturn and the King were married, and the King gave his bride some beautiful
rings: one for their engagement and one for their marriage. That is how Saturn got
two of her rings.
The King promised that for every year, he would give Saturn another rings.
They are lovely, but are just getting too heavy,” Saturn whimpered. “I’m afraid if I
get any more rings I’ll fall out of place in the galaxy.”
So the king didn’t give her any more rings, and she kept the seven she had.

Michelle McCants and Jenny Schroder 9
1997-1998

Time Capsule

There are many things I would like ? I would put my yearbook in
to put in my school’s time capsule. because the people of the future
The hree things I can think of that could read it and understand what
would best describe how we live in we did at school.
1994 are the telephone, a 1994 They could see pictures of how we
dozier yearbook and a Dozier t-shirt. dressed and our hair do’s. They could
With these three items, the people read about our band and dances and
of the future could look back at 1994 understand that we worked hard and
and could better understand our way played many different sports.
of life.
The third thing I would include in the
I would put the telephone in the capsule would be a Dozier t-shirt.
time capsule because a typical That way I could show how proud of
teenager’s life is the telephone. my school I am.
Teens my age use the phone all the
time. I like to talk on the phone to I would like to be there when the
most anyone! It is fun and a good time capsule is opened. When the
way to keep up with all that is going people of the future look at all the
on. It also is the 90’s way of different things in it, I hope they will
communication. I wonder what the remember my class as the best one
people who open the time capsule at Dozier Middle School.
will be using to communicate.
Amy Holloman
Why would I put a 1994 Dozier 1994-1995
Yearbook in the time capsule
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From A Room without a Story

It was a dark and stormy night in New York, but this story takes place in

South Carolina. The Smith children were sitting around on a bright warm

but boring day…(they) liked to solve mysteries….

“The mystery door. We can find its secret,” John replies.

After a moment’s silence Sally Asks, “Do you know how many doors

there are in this world?”

Mike drew up a map of the house and pointed to an X in the middle. “It

has a keyhole and a

riddle, but no key.” “Then all we have to do is decipher the riddle.

Let’s go”…

Eleven chimes past meridian

Look in back to find the key,

Then open the door,

What will you see?...

On the eleventh chime, the (clock) panel swung open to reveal a key.

They grabbed the key and ran for the mystery door… They were never

Seen again.

Darrim Schmidt

1987-1988 12

What is Friendship?

A Broken Toe Friendship is sweet, 13
Friendship is kind,
A while ago Friendship can not be left behind,
On the island of Moe It is bitter,
A poor little girl It is aggravating,
Had broken her toe. Friendship never fails,
It is a double edged sword waiting
She decided to swim for you to try and
To the Isle of Jim give up,
To see if the natives Friendship is forever and forever
Had band aids with them. means forever,
It is like the soft, caressing motion
The very next day of the ocean, it can
On the island of May cure any problem,
(This is where she went to It is the bond between two or
school so they say). more people that keeps
them coming back,
“Woe is me! Woe is me! It is the key to happiness,
I’m so tired you see Friendship is full of good times and
So now I can’t swim a few not so good
To the island of Jim.” times,
Friendship can be like a pure
She went to her teacher, Icelandic waterfall
Who knew what to do. streaming down the mountains on
And got her foot fixed a
With a bottle of glue! Hot day or like the dirty, nasty
Dylan Patterson water of a
1987-1988 polluted city stream,
It is peaceful,
It is hectic,
Friendship is life and life to be free
so make a few
friends and let your soul soar free.
John McCauley 2000-2001

The Speechless Girl

One day, in Nigeria, Africa, a girl Now Tania could laugh and talk
lived in a town called Zaria. The very well, but no longer dance.
girl’s name was Mauritania, but
they called her Tania. Tania was Soon Tania got tired of talking to
twelve years old, wise, and loved herself and influenced the doctor
to dance. She was the best dancer to break the spell. Tania couldn’t
and enjoyed the interpretive style. talk anymore, but she could still
There was one thing wrong with dance. The people were turned
Tania. She couldn’t talk. back to normal and forgot about
the whole thing.
Everybody made fun of Tania
because she couldn’t talk. Tania So Tania realized that some
wanted to say something, but she things are better than speech.
couldn’t talk. So she cried and
cried. It was so bad that she went Tiffany Youman
to the witch doctor. Now the witch 2002-2003
doctor looked very strange. Tania
told the doctor all about her
problem, and put a spell on Tania.
Soon, Tania could talk, but not very
well. So Tania thanked the doctor
and left anyway.

She began to talk to the people,
but they still laughed because her
words were mumbled. Tania was
even madder. She went back to
the doctor.

This time Tania could talk very
well, but the people of the village
couldn’t. The doctor had turned
the people into animals.

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Sun

The rays of the sun eat like
Razors through the leaves of
the trees
Sun shines softly in the sky
The rays of sunshine sang as it
shone down
“Aaaaaa”
Sanjai Simle smiled like a super
sun
The sun shines brightly with it’s
long rays
The sun looked like a tiny dot
from
Her amazingly low position
Soon Sasha, the sun will
somehow smile.

Shelby Snowden, Rebekah
Tereska, Aimee Terrell, Josh
Bock
2007

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Response to a Cheesy Friends
Writing Prompt
Friends are everything;
You can’t really convince a selfish They can become best friends.
person that to have a better life, you We like to laugh and giggle;
have to help others. The phrase is far Just like the Wiggles/
too cliché for it’s true meaning to be Some are like my sisters;
described. I can tell you that your self Some are like my brothers;
-standards will be raised, yet self- All in our different colors.
doubt erased. You will suddenly They laugh and giggle;
discover a new path of intuition that Sometimes it ends up serious;
was always there inside of you, but But we handle it in a mature way.
never lit. However, the “self” cannot We’ll always be friends;
be put into any of these without And that’s no lie.
personal, meaningful experience. I know and it always will be true;
Best friends are always going to
Sarah Porter pull through.
2007 Felicia Gresham
2006

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A Book is Like a
Television

A book is like a television,
Only longer than any show,
With no commercial breaks at all,
And no pictures to be known.
You think of pictures in your head,
As images put on paper,
But a book is a whole new kind of
thing.
Yet similar and tamer.
You use a brush to make an image
Of the picture that you know,
But a book’s words are like paint
And your eyes are like the brush.
You can watch a show you like,
But you can’t play it again.
With a book it’s much simpler.
You watch it with a pen.
A book is like a television.
Only better than before.
You may think the TV is fun,
But try a book just to be sure.

Kristen Dowen
2006

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Math is All
Around Us

Math is all around us everywhere we
go.
You see a lot of math: most of it you
know.
Math is important. It helps get a
degree.
Everyone knows math was made for
you and me.
Math is here to help us multiply and
divide;
Ond day in the future it could save your
hide.
Math will help you count and save
money.
It helps buy tissue when your nose is
runny.
If we didn’t have math what would we
be?
I think we would be a total calamity.
If there weren’t math, there wouldn’t
be dates.
We may not even have fifty (50) states.
If there were no math, you couldn’t tell
time,
That’s why I’m making this Math
Rhyme!
Bruce Danet
1997-1998

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The Storm

My friend Megan and I were far out thinking if we could swim to shore 18
in the Chesapeake Bay fishing when like hungry lions after a piece of
suddenly a fish whispered to us, meat, we could reach the shore and
“Watch out, there is a big storm be safe.
coming.”
Surprisingly, another wave
The once calm and serene shot us up like a rifte shooting a
water was no a violent march of bullet in the air. We flew into the air
waves. There were waves towards the shore and then
everywhere like a stampede of cattle suddenly, like a baseball player
running mad. It started to thunder catching a fly ball, a wave caught us
and to rain. It rained like big boulders and carried us to shore!
cascading down from a mountain. We were safe from the roaring and
stormy water. Luckily, the sun came
Suddenly, a big wave came at out. We were so happy to be on a
us and hurled us out of the boat like public beach where there was a pay
a bunch of hands taking us over a phone. We immediately called our
croud. We swam to the boat for parents. We told them of our
shelter thinking, all the while adventure as we thought of the once
thinking of a plan to get to shore. ravaging sea.
Matthe Burnett
Another wave roared by us 1998-1999
and we got picked up again. This
time I saw the shore and I kept

Why You Should be a Vegetarian
by Tom Turkey

How about this Thanksgiving you
just eat salads and stuffed shells
or something like that? I’m sure
lasagna tastes better than me.
I’m no good really I’m not. I taste
horrible. You wouldn’t want to
buy me at a store and disappoint
your family by putting me on the
table. Afterwards they’ll just
want to become vegetarians. So
why don’t you do it now before I
get my head cut off? Just think
about it. You’ll make your family
so happy.
Chris Chavis
1996

Ocean Biome

Otters swimming and playing in
the waves
Crabs crawling on the ocean
floor looking for a meal
Eels hiding among rocks waiting
to scare a fish
A barnacle hitching a ride on a
whale
Newborn seals whining to find
their mom
Justin Wright
1997-1998

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Mother’s Identity

My mother takes pride in whatever she does. She teaches at 20
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. With teaching she
has not only increases her identity she has redefined it. She puts
so much work time, effort and money into teaching every year. She
is always planning and making adjustments. This occurs not only in
her teaching, but in everything she does. Her taking pride in
whatever she does may not always be obvious, but that is the one
thing that I have come to know her by. MY mother’s identity
relates to me and my school work. I actually take pride in what I do
to.

In life, to me, there are two different ways of expressing
how you take pride in something. One is showing off your work or
latest action and activities without shyness. Another way to
express pride is embracing whatever you do., making it better, or
even extraordinary.

The second way is my mother’s way and the way her identity
has related to me in my schoolwork.
Will Rose
1996

Reasons

There are reasons for everything.
There are reasons that we are the way
we are;
I have mine, and you have yours.
There are reasons I hate being alone,
Reasons I hate being in the dark,
And reasons I hate silence.
I have reasons why I hate seeing myself
in mirrors;
They actually show the person I am on
the inside.
I have reasons why I love shadows;
They make things appear different than
they really are.
There are reasons for everything,
There are reasons that make us who we
are;
I have mine, what are yours?

Alexus Thomas
2011

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Blue Life

Blue, color of sadness, Life is hard. The main things you
The feeling of being left out. should know are to always work
A gloomy and lonely feeling. hard. Don’t talk back, don’t pull a
Blue, color of water, cat’s tail and don’t eat things off
Fresh, calm, gentle, the floor. Secondly, don’t hang out
Sea water rising on the beach with bad people, listen to nice
Blue, color of air, songs, don’t annoy people and
The rich blue, mid-day sky. don’t pick gum up off the floor.
The soft breeze of the wind Sleep a lot, listen to some people’s
blowing commands and do not say “I don’t
Gently on you. care.” Always be happy and be
Noah Guess proud of yourself. Don’t be scared
2015 of anything. Doesn’t watch scary
movies and watch Harry Potter and
Pirates of the Caribbean. Have fun,
watch TV and go to Busch Gardens.
Remember to go on the roller
coasters. Brush your teeth, do not
spit, and chew gum as often as you
can. BE SMART!!! Wear nice
clothes and shoes.

Sincerely,
Sahba Abolfazli
2007

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We hope you have enjoyed
the premiere issue of the new
Dragon Tales e-zine. A
special thanks to Mrs.
Carlson for helping to get the
typing done for this edition.

Information for submissions
to the e-zine are available in
the library.

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