Guidelines
Guidelines: (1) Include your name, the title of your original poem, and a brief comment about yourself; (2) Poems may be in any language (please include an English translation); (3) Poems may not violate Nicolet's Social Media Guidelines; (4) Original poems may be submitted anonymously; (5) Submit poems to Ocie Kilgus (okilgus@nicoletcollege.edu). Students who submit original poems are eligible for the Best Original Poem contest. The student with the best poem will be awarded the Ron Parkinson Poetry Matters Student Scholarship Award in the amount of $300. The community member with the best poem will receive dinner for two at Church Street Inn, Hazelhurst. Upon the closing of the Poetry Project, a faculty committee will select the winning poems. The winners of the contest will be recognized at Nicolet College's Award Ceremonies on May 10.
April 2, 2015
“Rose”
By Benji Haling
A face of pedals
So soft it meddles
My heart, I revel
In intoxication of her sweet
Perfumes that fill me
Such a treat
Pedals so delicate
Not to be haggled with
Woe causes her fragile stem
Reclusive behind her thorns
A precious gem
Swaying in the wind
Blooming in the sun
Waiting to be plucked
And smelled again
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“Clear Glass Beads”
By Scott Fiocchi
Trees in the rain,
With droplets on every node,
Like clear ice crystals,
Like drips of diamond,
Like beads of glass,
Reflecting light,
Making the trees into twinkling,
Glowing wet masses,
Which light the way for weary travelers.
I wrote this poem after going for a walk on the street after a thunderstorm.
