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1st Place - This One Is For Willow by Patricia Avila

1st Place – “This One Is For Willow” by Patricia Avila

April 11, 2023

1st Place "This One is For Willow" by Patricia Avila    It pains me to say  We were never destined to be  With your effortless beauty and thirst for life You could never be mine  For...

2nd Place – “April, I’d Wait For You” by Noemi Saucedo

April 11, 2023

2nd Place "April, I'd Wait For You" by Noemi Saucedo    How bright the stars have become!  The winter nights have melted down into spring mornings  Once again the season for hibernation...

3rd Place – “Rivers that Flow and Flowers that Bloom” by Marley Begorre

April 11, 2023

3rd Place "Rivers that Flow and Flowers that Bloom" by Marley Begorre    Many have heard  Only few have truly felt  What it is to delve into the depths of what the mother provides...

4th Place – “Spring is Here” by Amber Rose Churchill

April 11, 2023

4th Place "Spring is Here" by Amber Rose Churchill    The blue jays hide their corn and peanuts,  Casting a watchful eye on their own brethren to make sure their treasure is carefully...

5th Place – “Who is She?” by Shaelin Robinson

April 11, 2023

5th Place "Who is She?" by Shaelin Robinson    Who is she? The one that dances under the sun? The one that provides the very air we breathe? With the long strands of emerald hair and...

1st Place – Sheet Ghost by Kyra Brantley-Hughes 

1st Place – “Sheet Ghost” by Kyra Brantley-Hughes 

October 27, 2022

1st Place: "Sheet Ghost" by Kyra Brantley-Hughes    there's a prayer in every basement and a ghost in every attic    there it stands watch in the window I tucked...

2nd Place – “La Llorona” by Felipe Lucero

October 27, 2022

2nd Place: "La Llorona" by Felipe Lucero    She went insane, She drowned her kids, Regret overcame her, She dived right in, She could not find them, She still looks for them...

3rd Place Tie – “Séance” by Ricardo Marquez

October 27, 2022

3rd place tie with: "Séance" by Ricardo Marquez    Rotten eggs, nail clippings, and strands of hair from bed. Colored candles in a circle lit as the sun descends. A cracking iron...

3rd Place Tie – “Hidden” by Victoria Beattie-Phillips

October 27, 2022

3rd place tie with: "Hidden" by Victoria Beattie-Phillips   Behind the mask there is small smiles and chuckles. Behind the costumes there is a person  displaying an art. This is...

4th Place – “Children Never to be Found” by Brian Hautau

October 27, 2022

4th Place: "Children Never to be Found" by Brian Hautau    Too dark to see but the wavy lights from creepy jack-o-lanterns glow. Children trespass with bags of sugary delights. The...

5th Place – “There are Monsters” by Sai Kaylaan Ajoy

October 27, 2022

5th Place: "There are Monsters" by Sai Kaylaan Ajoy   There are monsters stalking through the night. There is nothing scarier than Halloween. During this night, fear reigns supreme, As...

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