Thank you for celebrating National Poetry Month with Dictionary.com! We challenged you to write an original short poem about the beauty and power of nature, and you delivered!
Congratulations to Brad Dahlager who will receive a $150 gift card and Dictionary.com swag to celebrate their lyrical genius. Luther Allen and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios aren’t missing out either—they’ll each take home a $100 gift card and some fun Dictionary.com-themed goodies.
Read their poems below as well as some honorable mentions!
First Place
“October Haiku”
Our wind-punched maple
Spits red leaves like startled birds.
Look! Some are cardinals!
-Brad Dahlager
Second Place
Legs dusty
with pollen,
one lonely bee
coiled in a single red flower
naps golden
-Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios
Third Place
night wind rocks the tall cedar
across a sinking bubble of moon
the sound of shadow scraping light
-Luther Allen
Honorable mentions
Cool rain splashes
Off shimmering maple leaves
To the beards of purple iris below
Drunk on spring.
-TJ Rivard
“The strawberry plant
in its cherry red jug
opens a shy leaf.”
-Wendy Soltis
While our contest is over, it’s never too late to be inspired to create your own poetry and lyrics. On this Earth Day, find inspiration in the birdsong outside your windows, the warmth of the sun on your skin, or the clouds shift across the sky. Then try !
