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Local adult wins library’s poetry contest
5/19/2010 10:46:30 AM
By Splash Staff
A local resident took the top honors in Liberty Lake Municipal Library's recent poetry contest.
The finalist's prizes included printing of the original poems in The Splash. Last week, The Splash published the work of the top student winners.
The adult finalist was Shelley Hepler. Here is the winning poem:
A Little Bird Told Me
By Shelley Hepler
Today I found half of robin's eggshell,
Still moist from its occupant.
My heart quaked at the astonishing blue.
Its mesmerizing hue compelled me
To madly search for the other half.
Digging and scratching and grumbling served no purpose,
The errant half was not to be found.
That color, that form, it must be made whole!
When I stopped my rustling,
A little bird voice played on my ear.
There was the true beauty, new life, a new beginning.
In my palm I crushed the shell
And blew the fragments into the wind.
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