Results for Poetry Challenge #3

Well, this has been a rather interesting challenge. I was a bit inspired with the beautiful music that was our writing prompt and wrote four poems this time around and entered them all. Now, you may have noticed there were only five entrants this time. Yes, the deck was stacked in my favor, I will admit, and have felt a bit bad about it, but my co-entree held his own for most of the past few days. We went back and forth, pulling ahead and falling behind, but in the end, I am happy (and a little embarrassed) to admit, that the poem, AWAKENING, pulled ahead and barely won. And yes, it was one of mine.

Thank you, all of you, for your votes and support. None of this could happen without your help and participation. :)

And here's the winning poem, inspired by the song Awakening by Secret Garden!

Awakening

Deep in the earth she is buried

Asleep. Silent, but for the gentle creak

Of boughs in the breeze

And the occasional stir

Of a rabbit passing through—

And then the awakening begins.

Darkened trees in a monochrome world,

Soil and grass covered with snow

That now begins to melt

And the water that has been frozen

In endless sleep

Frees itself to soak into the soil.

The sun arises high in a clear,

Blue sky, its rays shining down,

And the sleeping earth stirs.

The trees, so dark and sparse,

Sprout leaves of green

That wave and whisper in the breeze.

The grass, yellow and brown, transforms

And grows into tall stalks of life.

The underbrush moves as squirrels

And rabbits, deer and mice,

Come out to see the sun

And high overhead the birds flit

From branch to branch

As they sing their songs.

Mother Earth came to life today

And brought my heart back home.