Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year’s Spring Poetry Contest! We had fantastic submissions across the board!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poem Winner:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shedding: <\/strong>by Jamie Kernel<\/p>\n\n\n\n The breeze caresses my broken skin,<\/p>\n\n\n\n as my body melts into the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crickets serenade me with their song,<\/p>\n\n\n\n and birds hum their evening sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The earth around me falls so still<\/p>\n\n\n\n as I shed my broken skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am moving forward now,<\/p>\n\n\n\n from the person I have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The moon hangs above me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n surrounded by many stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s as if I hear him speaking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe world is finally ours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I wake to crisp rays of the sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n and taste sweet dew on my face,<\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel completely renewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n and know that I have found my place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With my broken skin behind me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n all I have is opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today I will be better,<\/p>\n\n\n\n and tomorrow I can be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haiku Winner: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soggy Waffles<\/strong>: by Anne Hardwick<\/p>\n\n\n\n April showers fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n They make my waffles soggy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring ruined breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Demeter: <\/strong>By Anastasia Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once again I am forced to mend<\/p>\n\n\n\n What people foolishly break and bend<\/p>\n\n\n\n The flowers, the trees, the animals needs <\/p>\n\n\n\n All come first opposed to man<\/p>\n\n\n\n I will labor and toil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enrich the soil<\/p>\n\n\n\n And attempt to replace<\/p>\n\n\n\n That lost in the human embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet the years grow harder<\/p>\n\n\n\n And their cities ever louder<\/p>\n\n\n\n So woah to me, the goddess of spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n And to all those who hurt the gifts I bring<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring:<\/strong> by Cassidy Cooney<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring is in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flowers growing everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Birds singing sweet songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S-Sun shines every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n P-Parents hiding eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R-Robins making nests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I-Ice Cream on hot days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N-No more snow<\/p>\n\n\n\n G-Giving loved one’s flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Bees: <\/strong>By Elise Abrell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blossoming flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n Busy bees working all day<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pollen everywhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Season: <\/strong>by Kaitlin Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many bees are out<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colorful bright flowers bloom<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clear skies all day long<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Fever:<\/strong> by Lexi Logsdon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cute Easter bunnies<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nice weather for ice cream treats<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pollen filled flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Joy of Spring:<\/strong> by Lillian Lilly<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trees swaying, birds singing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flower that arise<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brings us joy and happiness<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colors fill the air<\/p>\n\n\n\n All around me I take in the <\/p>\n\n\n\n Colors and air<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bright as can be with a sights to see<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illuminating Daybreak:<\/strong> by Sakagawea Watson<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sun rays showing now<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illuminating daybreak<\/p>\n\n\n\n With dense shades of green<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally Spring:<\/strong> by Savannah Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flower buds blooming<\/p>\n\n\n\n New season bringing new life <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunshine surrounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Embers:<\/strong> by Elizabeth Farlow<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like embers of a fire burning bright and dying fast,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Springtime just never seems to last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though full of rain at first,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flowers soon do grow<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fields and forests and yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n That once was filled with snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know it seems so long, <\/p>\n\n\n\n But three months burn right by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The flowers that grew so tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are scorched by the summer sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With cool refreshing gusts of wind<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the squawks from lively birds in bright green trees,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Springtime always awards great sights<\/p>\n\n\n\n To those who are willing to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With a heavy heart and a reluctant goodbye,<\/p>\n\n\n\n I watch summer enter as my friend spring flies by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Waters: <\/strong>by Talia Bridges<\/p>\n\n\n\n I sit by the spring waters that are quickly rushing by<\/p>\n\n\n\n the stream is moving so quickly<\/p>\n\n\n\n just like the birds in the sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n as the daffodils and tulips start to bloom<\/p>\n\n\n\n I notice the flowers sitting by the stream are looking kind of gloom<\/p>\n\n\n\n they lean over the water<\/p>\n\n\n\n almost falling on the ground<\/p>\n\n\n\n I try to pick them back up<\/p>\n\n\n\n so I don’t have to see them frown<\/p>\n\n\n\n I leave them with a smile on my face<\/p>\n\n\n\n knowing they are happy in their place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I lay by the stream again<\/p>\n\n\n\n to take a look at the sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n trying to see the clouds shapeshift with my naked eye<\/p>\n\n\n\n as the sky takes on a bluish hue<\/p>\n\n\n\n and the clouds start to fade<\/p>\n\n\n\n I stare up at the moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n thinking about the future even if i have no clue<\/p>\n\n\n\n i start to drift off happily knowing that summer will be coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Day:<\/strong> by Chloe Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mourning doves cooing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fishers fishing, parks filling<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sun shining brightly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year’s Spring Poetry Contest! 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