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Only through this, their immobile flight, do I notice, that their beauty<br />
once insignificant or unnoticed<br />
thrashes wildly in the room, sparking passion,<br />
emotion<br />
love for what's lost, because I didn't see my love<br />
until it flew inert.<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
A thought completely expressed with exact use of words and images.<br />
Hoang Huy Tran<br />
Ashfield Boys High School<br />
ASHFIELD NSW<br />
Poem<br />
He‟s standing there<br />
in front of<br />
beautiful sandy beaches<br />
surrounded<br />
by yellow sea<br />
red sun<br />
green hills<br />
black rocks<br />
blue sky<br />
brown trees<br />
orange leaves<br />
He‟s standing there<br />
tastes his salty lips<br />
feels his shivering hands<br />
smiling<br />
like he‟s in love<br />
with this beauty<br />
with this country<br />
with this life<br />
with himself<br />
He‟s standing there<br />
feeling<br />
his first autumn morning<br />
in Australia<br />
the land down under<br />
he‟s me<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
The use of stark images and short lines gives this poem a sense of urgency and<br />
sincerity, culminating in the last line which makes it personal and memorable.<br />
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