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 5, 2015
No new poetry submission by students for today’s posting.
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“Flying High”
By Carla Therese Froehlich
Today I saw an eagle fly –
Oh, so high across the sky.
Above the lake and way, way up high . . . .
It circled round and round and round again.
Many times, and then - a jet flew by in back of him,
far away, but plain to see.
You couldn’t hear a sound - just saw the white jet trail float behind.
What a perfect way to see . . . nature at its best . . .
Lazy - powerful - beautiful, and more.
While man’s invention enhanced the view -
for me, for you, for anyone taking the time to look,
to notice such a free and glorious sight!
“For Jeff: Retired Free Spirit.”
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“Playing the Field”
By Jeff Reimer
Some seemed short, but they played really hard.
Some had that glow, with a little boy grin.
The big guys had a swagger, and tough eyes ------
And oh, the young girls liked them ---- playing ball and life.
“For Carla: To prove I can write a poem.”
