2023 Poetry Contest | Grades 6-8 | 3rd Place

Liberation Claire Hemann Will I ever see through? Dark and foggy. With no light whatsoever. Pleading and praying to escape. Butterflies grow in my stomach at the thought of leaving. Hoping the glass of the tiny window will break. Banging on the glass for someone to...

2023 Poetry Contest | Grades 6-8 | 2nd Place

My Window Emily Zylstra I look out of you and see: A squirrel climbing up a tree Wind rustling through the leaves Rain pouring on the eaves Hear the birds twittering in their nests This is spring when at its best But then we see a transformation And the weather sets...

2023 Poetry Contest | Grades 6-8 | 1st Place

I Have No Eyes but See Through… Owen Verhoef I have no eyes but see through, No ears no nose and no clue, I lay in a house in my one spot, And stay there until I rot, People stare at me and see, Yet they see the other side of me, Still I stay there day by day,...

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...