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Gaithersburg
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May 18, 2024

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Canvas of Hope: A Tapestry for Tomorrow

By: Jake Weiss

Oakton High School

Grade: 11

Fairfax County, VA

In the tapestry of time, a vision unfolds,
A better future, where hope resolutely holds.
Fields of promise, painted in hues of change,
A world transformed, no longer estranged.

See the rivers of compassion, flowing wide,
Bridges of understanding spanning every divide.
Mountains of challenges conquered with grace,
In this envisioned future, love finds its place.

Cities of innovation, gleaming in the sun,
A symphony of progress, where dreams are spun.
Forests of unity, where diversity thrives,
Embracing the tapestry of countless lives.

Children laugh in meadows of endless possibility,
A world of education, fostering curiosity.
No shackles of injustice, no chains to bind,
In this better future, equality we find.

Skies of peace stretch far and wide,
Kind whispers, no reason to hide.
In this vision, humanity stands hand in hand,
Creating a future where compassionrules the land.

So let's dream together, envision the way,
A better future, brighter than the light of day.
With every heartbeat, with every endeavor,
We paint a canvas of hope that lasts forever.

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