A big thank you to poet Kimberley Murphy for selecting the winning poems and congratulations to Pauline, Susan and Clinton!
Enjoy!
1st Place- Pauline Gauthier
Spring:
shaking off the rain
a raindrop glistens
on my cat’s pink nose
grackles in my garden
fling soggy leaves in the air
excavate for insects
Summer:
deer watching at sunrise
three on the highway
long legs wobbling
Stratton Lake
water lilies and
the drone of bees
Fall:
on my deck
sudden gust of wind
yellow leaf in my teacup
movement in the hedge
cardinal settles in
slash of red at dusk
Winter:
winter solstice
spillage under bird feeder
small rabbit nibbles
after the snowstorm
black squirrels emerge
snow covered whiskers
2nd Place- Susan Macaulay
small joys
small joys
like children’s toys
hide up on the shelf
take them down
play the clown
free your inner self
find your soul
amidst the toll
drain the pain from life
wield the blade
that clears the glade
of hurt, and stress, and strife
tap strength within
peel back the skin
of bruises black and blue
you are found
put on your crown
to thine own heart be true
3rd Place- Clinton Kennedy
What does joy mean to me?
Playing sports on my special Olympics team
Winning the tournament and hearing the crowd scream