Contest Winners – Poetry Grid Poetry Winners “Godson” by Devin Samuels (2015) February 7, 2016 ... “Calm the Storm” by Shantel Honeyghan (2015) February 7, 2016 ... “Wild Eyes” by Bryan Schreber (2009) February 7, 2016 Gold shines; illuminated under the setting sun. Artificial lights flicker, giving birth to the night. Terrifying smiles giving life to inanimate... “Too Old” by Patricia Haggard (2009) February 7, 2016 Fifteen is too old to ride a merry-go-round, too old for this twirling coffee-painted pony to take me back to last June, to the machine that spins... “Summer Long Gone” by Linda Drake (2009) February 7, 2016 We were sun-baked and freckled in our halter tops and shorts. Salty from swimming the day away. Full of energy after corn-on-the cob and BLT’s. Eager... “Merry Go Round” by MaryLynn Haggard (2009) February 7, 2016 I play on the merry-go-round as the fire on the round ball sets. It gleams and glows pink and red. It looks like a pretty rainbow. Thunder, my horse... “The Child of Shalott” by Katie Scibelli (2009) February 7, 2016 This carnival rests in a field of flowers. Hear the innocent laughter Her song echoes through you. She waves her hand, Palms dive in and out of air... “Cupcake Girl” by Sierra Ryan (2009) February 7, 2016 She is a cupcake of a woman, poured into the ruffled sheath of her bathing suit. What she wears is a bathing suit, it’s too polka dot cute to be... “The Scientific Process” By Zachary Bradley (2015) June 16, 2015 Collins Literary Prize Winner, Poetry (2015) Ants can withstand 5,000 times their weight, a strength attracting the envy of man. But still, even the... 1234