VOYA Winners

These are the three poems from the more than 50 fifty submissions received that we are sending on to the national level for the VOYA Poetry Competition.

Thank you to everyone who submitted; it was not easy to decide on only three! Keep writing.

Babcia and the Light by Olga L.

In loving memory of Grandma (Babcia)

Babcia always left an impact

You would smile, think, cry

She stayed intact in your heart

Like craters on the moon

They are forever

The memories Babcia made

Would make you cry, smile, think

They were never forgot

Like old photographs

They never leave our minds

Everything that left Babcia’s lips

Really made one think, smile, cry

Her speech meant so much

Like a baby’s first words

Printed in our recollections

Every time Babcia spoke of life

You wanted to smile, cry, think

She gave you a passion for living

Like love does to a person

You don’t want to leave it

Every time Babcia spoke of death

I always cried, thought, smiled

She said it’d make her happy

Like the sun does each morn

It brings a new light

Pencil by Amanda P.

Ideas flowing easily

Tip touches the paper

Words magically appear

The words fit together

Like a puzzle

To make a story

The pencil getting shorter

The story getting longer

 

Spring Haiku by Paige S.

Winter melts away

Bright blue cradled in the nest

Robin sings her song

Thanks again to all who participated. If you’re a high school student and looking for somewhere to exhibit your creativity (poetry, short stories, art, photographs, etc) email me and I’ll post your work on the blog.