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May Poetry Contest

Elementary School Poetry Winner
Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, New York
Snow Drips
by Leah Rusin

On a sunset morning
at the first drippings of
     s
          n
               o
                    w
in the
     w
          o
               o
                    d
                         s
so peaceful, so beautiful
so elegant in every way
and at
     n
          i
               g
                    h
                         t
The little white specks
of designs so pure and
so nice.

{Editorial note: Okay, I know it's summer, but doesn't this poem give you a pleasant "cool" feeling? I love the way it stretches across the page. Two major goals of poetry should be to look and sound special. Leah's poem certainly accomplishes both goals! }

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