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Lotte BECKETT, 13<br />
COMMENDED<br />
MLC School<br />
BURWOOD NSW<br />
Pondering<br />
the train was late again<br />
so i sat and pondered life for a while<br />
thinking about what my life could be like<br />
and what people i could meet<br />
and what books i could read<br />
and as i got on the train<br />
i felt a sense of curiosity id never felt before<br />
i hope the train comes late again<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
A short, simple poem which says a lot in just a few lines. The decision to<br />
use no capital letters or punctuation is an effective one, and the repeated<br />
phrase of the first and last lines is clever. A poem which encourages<br />
readers to seize moments to pause and contemplate.<br />
Niamh BELLICANTA, 13<br />
Hunter School Of The Performing Arts<br />
BROADMEADOW NSW<br />
Luminous<br />
Swirling specks of dust<br />
catch in rays of morning light<br />
that flood through the blinds,<br />
capturing that perfect moment when,<br />
sometimes, you get a taste of another life<br />
where everything is different.<br />
A life where the cold bites your face<br />
and the light dazzles your eyes.<br />
A life where the black sky explodes,<br />
splattering stars across the sky<br />
like paint on a canvas.
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