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Poetry
Contest #7 .
. . Results!
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May
15, 1992
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Helen Michiko Singh, North Vancouve,
British Columbia -- Winds of Change (displayed
below)
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Stephen Gill, Cornwall, Ontario, Me
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Gail D. Whitter, Coquitlam, British Columbia,
The Clinic
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Janice Hodgkinson, Surrey, British Columbia,
Growing Down
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Gail. D. Whitter, Coquitlam, British Columbia,
The Ark
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Stephen Gill, Cornwall, Ontario, A Conversation
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Colleen Anderson, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Boxed In
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Janice Hodgkinson, Surrey, British Columbia,
No Knight So White
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Wendy Chivers, Surrey, British Columbia, Leafing
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Dr. Glen D. Wheeler, Vancouver, British Columbia,
The Spider Speaks His Mind
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Helen Michiko Singh, North Vancouver, British
Columbia, Tell Me When I'm Dying
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Thomas Zerohn, New Westminster, British Columbia,
Forest Prodigy.
Honourable Mentions: None.
FIRST PLACE POEM
Winds of Change
By Helen Michiko Singh
North Vancouver, British Columbia
The wind tosses sand into my eyes
As I strain to peer ahead
I take a few hesitant steps forward
Only to get rudely blown back
The sideways shuffle doesn't work, either
There are too many paths to remember
And going backwards only proves that I am a coward
As I stand alone, tense and afraid
The winds of change threaten to tople me
Angina pains sneak across my chest
Knotted muscles screech in agony
Twisting down my neck and shoulders and back
While an ominous tingle cruises down my left arm
High blood pressure wreaking cardio-vascular mayhem
What should I do?
If I choose the unknown, will I come to a dead
end?
If I choose too late, will the path disappear?
If I take the way full of potholes
Will a smooth one be waiting around the bend?
What if the road has never been mapped before?
What if I run out of gas and there are no service
stations?
What if I find no one to admire the view with me?
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know
I think I'll head into the wind
The indecision is more painful than the journey.
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