PennySaver Poetry Contest

Each entrant may submit ONE poem of no more than 20 lines on any subject, and in any form, provided that the content of the poem is not vulgar or offensive, does not employ profanity and is the original individual work of the entrant. Winners will be chosen based on originality and creativity.

HOW TO ENTER:

Entrant must send your Name, Address,Phone Number, Email address & Age along with your poem by June 30, 2009 to: Chase Media Group C/O Marketing Department 1520 Front Street Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

First Prize - $50

Second Place $25

Third Place $15

 

CONTEST RULES:

1. Only one entry per household.
2. All entries must be submitted by June 3, 2009.
3. The contest is open to all residents in our circulation area 18 years of age and older, with the exception of employees of the publication and their immediate families.
4. Winners names will be published online at nypennysaver.com and in a future edition of the publication.
5. All entries become the sole property of this publication and may then be used in future promotions.
6. Cash winnings could take up to 3 weeks to receive after winners have been chosen.

WINNERS

1ST PLACE - The Sweater
Tara E. Every, Fishkill NY

A small pink sweater
I had to laugh
Beaten down & the sleeves torn in half

That special day
I can now remember
On my birthday in that early November

It was the first I opened
It smelled so nice
Like honeysuckle, sugar & cinnamon spice

The color - a soft creamy rose
And the fabric felt like feathers
That tickled my nose

As I glanced at my sweater
I let out a sad sigh
I remembered my mother standing there right by
Asking if I liked it and of course I said yes
Wishing deep down
She instead made a dress

Looking at the sweater
I had once despised
I break down and start to cry
Treasuring every moment of my mother
When she was alive


2ND PLACE
Michelle M. Mead
Wappingers Falls NY

Timelessness
Inside the hearts
of everyone,
Though years pass on
as they've begun,
To dance and paint
a landscape bright,
And raise each soul
to a greater height,
Time closes its wings
gathering one and all,
As timelessness sings
and we heed its call,
To last until
there is time no more,
Where magic flies
and all dreams soar,
To know no space
or place too small,
We break down the walls
to watch them fall,
And so to expand
our creation's song,
We embrace infinity
when love is strong.

3RD PLACE
Paul E. Schwarze
Clinton Corners NY

If I Were a Mouse
I would be telling a tale, if I were a mouse,
And I said I would not want to live in a house.

If I were a mouse I would like to move in,
To a nice warm house away from the din.

If I were a mouse a fireplace would be nice,
A place to keep warm just for us mice.

If I were a mouse an old blanket would do for a bed,
Lined with newspapers after they were read.

If I were a mouse I would not eat too much,
Some goodies that were cooked with just the right touch.

If I were a mouse I hope your door is open for me,
I won't be any trouble that you will see.

If I were a mouse I would not be fussy about this and that,
But I won't move into a house that has a kitty cat.