Two students have shown their insight into the world on Remembrance Day through poetry.
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Wongarbon Public School’s Allison Rice and Ballimore Public School’s Kayla Chatfield received awards for their entries in the Dubbo RSL Sub-Branch’s ‘Australia My Country’ competition.
The pair was invited to recite their poems at the city’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday.
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Allison used vivid imagery in her composition ‘The Soul of War’.
Kayla, 12, said she had taken some time to research before writing ‘A Soldier and a Girl’.
The Dubbo sub-branch funds ‘Australia My Country’, a poetry and art competition.
David Hunt spoke on its behalf on Saturday, praising the students who took part.
“I was very impressed once again [this year] and I have to say it is very encouraging to see children with such insight and such a grasp on what’s going on around the world and the country in which they live,” he said.