seston acare they’ , ling x about!”

THE POETS AMONG Us: From right: Danialle Anaka, Emily Fisher, Amanda Prest, Karra Wiedeck and Phillip

LeRoss were the finalists In the Terrace Public Library's Young Aduit Poetry Contest.

Teens win poetry awards

SIX YOUNG POETS were given awards Oct. 2 for their submissions in the Terrace Library’s poetry competition. About 50 poems were entered by teens aged 12-18, said Holly Nguyen, coordinator of the competition.

She said the poems were judged for themes, grammar,

spelling and content.

Nguyen organized the competition to encourage young

people.to write poetry.

“It’s important for teens to have a forum to express them-

selves,’’ she said.

Winners of the 12-14 age category are:

Ast prize ($100): Emily Fisher, 13

ud prize ($75); Karra Wiedeck, 14 3rd prize ($50): Danielle Anaka, 12

Winners of the 15-18 age category are: Ist prize ($100): Kerri Simmons, 18 2nd prize ($75): Phillip LeRoss, 17 3rd prize ($50): Amanda Prest, 16

The Horn

by EMILY FISHER

A dog who liked to prance about, Once got a horn stuck on his snout, He kicked and snuffed to no avail, He shook and rolled from tip to tail. Then pulling off the instrument,

He said, ‘Oh my, I made a dent!”

His swollen nose a gleaming red, Throbbed and ached as two tears he shed. The crumpled horn Jay on the lawn,

And looked forlorn and woe-begone.

His paws had scratched off paint of gold, The horn no longer looked so bold.

“Oh me!"” said he. ‘“This horn’s not mine! Before all this it looked quite fine!”’

He whined and whimpered all aloud,

He faintly moaned wit his head bowed...

He had plan, no despair,

But could it be a full repair?

He tried to get a paint of gold,

But copper-tint was all they sold. Although the colours did not match, You could not tell it had a scratch. He tried and tried to fix the dent,

It was not his, it was but lent.

The dent, though tapped, would not give,

Could the owner nol let him live? He buried his face on the Door,

It looked worse then it had before!

‘What happened?’ his master would say, It wasn’t meant, how could he pay?

With few short minutes left of life,

He wondered if he would get the knife. Just then he heard a car door slam,

He then knew he was in a jam.

The back gate opened slowly first. The poor dog thought only the worst.

His master’s eyes soon saw the horn, The dog then wished he was not bom. His stomach leaped with butterflies, And his eyes grew to saucer sizel

His master lifted from the trunk,

A thing that made all fears go plunk.

It was made of wondrous gold,

And shone of things unknown, untold. It had stem, it had a bell,

Tt was the horn he knew so welll

Was ita dream, was ita spell?

We'll never know, he’ll never tell.

Gateway

by KERRI SIMMONS

Tn darkness you can Jeari to see the shadows become less and less What once was a petty detail ae the darkness hungrily consumes J geese?

Anew light is experienced the limidess uncolour

It swallow definitely Making all equal

A biased deduction Holds no substance ; ° ~

Exploring yourself now seems more possible. pa be Eni a for all else has faded ge

but Sense and Seif

The comfort you must learn to know It that darkness is darkness only when light occupies the ‘

F Other Side

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“Edgar, you're 36, you're married and you have two young children. When are you going ta stop playing in that violent hockay league of yours?!"

Edgar groaned, His mother still insisted on telling film how to lead his life, It didn't matter that ha was a grown man.

“Ah, Mom, get off my back, If my wife can under- stand that I've got fo unwind from my stressful job, why can't you? | love the game. | always'have. You cheered me on when | was a teenager playing hockey. Why can't you do the same now?"

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“Beceuse you'ra my son and | tove you. | don't want to sae you hurt. You're not a teenager any- more. The men In your league forget that they're no longer young.” ,

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Edgar fell to the Ice, He didn't get up.

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