First Place
A sudden sharp blare
blasts the pre-dawn calm. Crisis?
No. Connect-Ed call.
—Didi Chadran, Stow Road
Honorable Mention
Evergreen Solar
Friend of the environment
Except for the sound
—Anthony Marolda, Jacob Gates Road
Fret not, pollywog
Forget your dissertation.
Zapping flies saves lives.
—Jonathan Feist, Shaker Road
Too frail to survive
broken branches are hidden
by new leaves of spring
—Josh Bretz, Cleaves Hill Road
Town center septic.
Wine and beer at the Gen’ral.
About time, Harvard.
—Sue Robbins, Mass. Ave.
Coffee drinkers hive
paper, milk, tea, and leaven
center stays alive.
—Sydney Blackwell, Willow Road
Naked tree trunks gleam.
Flashing white where should be green.
From winter’s ice storm.
—Fred Cowles, South Salem, N.Y.
Dawn fog lilts on pond
noon sun lights the bronze dragon
dusk purple bids close.
—Sydney Blackwell, Willow Road
Not so long ago
Ice-laden limbs bend and break,
now green buds burst forth.
—M. Kenney, Hillcrest Drive
Bird’s eye view from high
Ice coffee fresh from below
Ah, new office rocks.
—Lisa Aciukewicz, Depot Road
Superintendent
He’s not so bad after all
Sign him or lose him
—Name withheld by request
A bump up the dump
see what is new and old take
some home to use again
—Dick Greene, Warren Ave.
Fun, fast, exquisite
Soccer—the best sport ever
Dribble, pass, shoot, score.
—Jamie Aciukewicz, Depot Road
I’m a “skeptimist,”
Despite dire circumstances
I hold out some hope.
—Didi Chadran, Stow Road