2023 Poetry Contest | Grades 9-12 | 2nd Place

Mysterious Places Nora Ausman A cold wind blows across the water, sending ripples that encase the lake in consecutive circles. The pine trees just beyond the beach whisper and sway as they shift in the wind. Far in the middle of the lake, a lonesome cottage sits on an...

2023 Poetry Contest | Grades 9-12 | 1st Place

The Ballad of Little Bird Alexander Demuth There once was a little bird, living in a nest. Living a life he thought was blessed. Worms on his plate, and a warm bed, Blankets of the finest thread. Parents happy to give him all their love, A life that fit just like a...

2023 Poetry Contest | Adults | 3rd Place

Books Hold the Secretes, of Tales Untold Kris Van Gent    Books hold the secrets, of tales untold And memories, that time cannot unfold In pages, we find, knowledge divine That neither time nor memory can confine. Forgetting is a curse, that we all fear The loss of...

2023 Poetry Contest | Adults | 2nd Place

Long Lost Friend Jessica Van Der Molen I ran into ol’ what’s his name, That guy we used to know. He waved at me from ‘cross the store So I waved…or said hello. He said his wife’s been itchin’ For some plums (or was it pears?). I told him I should get some too, (But I...