FALL

2015

 "BEST of ISSUE" WINNER

FALL 2015

Reflection

Myriads of furious lightning bolts freely marry

Lovely waters of the storming sea,

The wedding and desire of waves and fire

A union far less fleeting

Than that of you and me

And that burden shall I carry.

Hellish hoarfrost hovers on heart and window

I wait patiently for you at the sill,

Enthusiastic and bent on your advent

When you were to come over the hill

While I watched for spring as well

Even if I only saw the snow.

But frost does melt and streams are quick’ning

And at the close of each day

I softly sigh and gently cry,

You’re not on your way,

Because you could no longer stay.

Oh, winter in my heart! and outside spring.

S. Ana Henriquez, TX, The Atonement Academy

EDITOR’S CHOICE SELECTION

FALL 2015

Sonnet for the Solemn

The winding road before us spits black bile,

Fills wintry footprints, marking our Descent

In voidlike hue, a bleeding Chelsea smile

For chronicling the wanderings of the Spent

Small Alice bravely fell into a hole;

The Universe arranged in Black and White

Before her eyes, and rent her childlike soul

With covenants of “Possibly” and “Might”

O Abel, turn the lights off, time to sleep!

The sole reprieve permitted Solemn Man

Sweet Alice shut her eyes to take the Leap;

To Fall is so much simpler than to Stand

O Spent, O Solemn, Dance! that you might See!

Unburdened is the only way to Be.

Ryan Farrell, NY, Bishop Kearney

ALL OTHER "CERTIFIED" NATIONAL WINNERS

Girl - Michelle Chen, NY, Hunter College High School 

Doubt Under Duress - Devina Boughton, OR, Franklin High School

Yesterday's Ashes - Hannah Gritter, MI, Holland Christian High School

   Nuncle's Dirge, or what the feau wrote the blade - Tess Drauscak,    PA, The Hill School 

        My Death Occurred in Front of the Classroom - Julia Dobel,      NJ, David Brearly High School

Hibernation - Kaitlin Scherzinger, IN, Hamilton Southeastern HS

Shutter Click - Jenna Liu, MO, Rock Bridge High School

Wooden Chamber - Justin Yu, AZ, Hamilton High School

Solid Like Lead - Elizabeth Mason, FL, Steinbrenner High School

Passe - Rosemary Ajegwu, MD, Bowie High School

  Remedy - Katherine Van Kirk, VA, Thomas Jefferson High School  for Science & Technology

Luna - Melissa Padron, NC, homeschooled

When Silence Speaks Ill of Me - Veronica Gurnawan, MA, Westborough High School

May - Ella Fishman, MD, Walt Whitman High School

          I Have Something to Say - Sangwoo(Mike) Yim, CA,           Santa Margarita Catholic High School

The Atelier - Grace Villaroman, CA, Oxford Academy

 

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