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.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015

No new poetry submission by students for today's posting.

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"IS THERE ANY HOPE?"
By Jim Jarvis

In congress the door to common sense has too often been left ajar.
The human spirit is a joyous spirit and I hope that will carry us far.

The president of Russia seems to think he would make a pretty good Czar.
The human spirit is a joyous spirit and I hope that will carry us far.

When the likes of ebola erupt on the scene, our sense of well being it does mar.
The human spirit is a joyous spirit and I hope that will carry us far.

Terrorists rip the fabric of humanity and upon it leave a scar.
The human spirit is a joyous spirit and I hope that will carry us far.

I could really use a break right now from the trouble of where we are.
What did zero say to eight? “Nice belt.”  Har dee har har har.

The human spirit is a joyous spirit and I hope that will carry us far.

Jim Jarvis is an adjunct Math instructor.
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