I have to be honest and say that the overall standard in this contest was slightly disappointing. I know that many people find this kind of theme quite difficult. However, I gleaned eleven winners, and I'm very happy with those winners: eleven very well written poems. In choosing the winners I took many different things into account: originality, emotional content, use of language, technical ability. Different pieces appealed to me for different reasons. Many thanks to all those who participated, and a big congratulations to my eleven winners! :)
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