We are very excited to have two first time submitters place in the top 3 for this seasons poetry contest. It’s always so cool meeting new writers and learning about there work, so let‘s get to it. We are back with another round of results for our Seasonal Poetry Contest. This time around we did not have a bunch of submissions, but the ones that we did receive were all quality. So before you continue, but sure to subscribe to our email list or text iamrootco to 64600 to get alerts to your phone.
Savanna Enriquez, just placed 1st in our Spring Poetry Contest with her pieces that will be listed below. We really appreciated these submissions and look forward to learning more about her writing journey. The competition was fierce and so many writers sent in great poems. Let's take a look at what Savanna brought to the competition.
Hello, my name is Savanna, I'm a sophomore in high school who started writing and taking poetry seriously 3 years ago while in middle school. I won an award for my poetry and was able to present my winning poem in front of the school district. I attend the poetry club at my current high school, and I performed multiple times for Infuse open mic which is an all-age open mic, and I also performed at Phoneticspit which is a teen open mic held at Burton Barr Library. I hope you all come along with me on my journey! Stay safe!
Thank you I Am Root for this amazing opportunity I look forward to continue supporting this Poetry Community you all have created!
We gathered a few clues about her writing style from her submissions. She makes good use of line breaks and imagery, which makes her works very good reads.
Topic: Weather Indoors
Snow In The Attic
The snow glistening on the attic floor
As the floorboards begin to creak
And the sun beaming in the window
Snow falling from the ceiling
Pouring on nothing but boxes of old memories
That once meant much to me
How we sit here in the sun
Beaming watching it gleam
Shining on all of the memories we made
Tears streaming
Memories we made alone
Now we sit in the snow
While we gloat
That memories are gone
And we grow
Knowing we never get hothouse memories back
The snow destroying every picture and everything from my childhood
As I try to grow up
And become my own person
Leading to my success and failure
And leaving me lost in this world
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Rain In The Bedroom
Water pouring on the red carpet of the bedroom floor
More and more of the water pouring in flooding the room
Dark clouds
The rumble of the room
And our last memories
Flashing before our eyes
What the truth lies is a mystery
The bedroom shaking as the thunder rumbles in the room
But we could only assume what will happen next in life
As the rain drops flow on the bed
Wetting the silk soft blankets
Making us realize all the opportunities we’ve missed
Taking us back to the past, missing our present and destroying our future
The lightning bolts crashing down on the gray table lamps next to the bed
Water rising in the bedroom destroying
Every memory that we hold
And making room for new ones
And opening a door for new opportunities and chances
The storm is over
But legacies and memories aren’t
Thanks for reading, be sure to follow up with Savanna and show some support to her writing. We want to also thank all of the other writer for submitting and supporting the Rooted Minds Blog. If you or someone you know loves to write, be sure to visit www.iamrootco.com/poetrycontest or subscribe on our website. We also have Writing Prompts posted on www.iamrootco.com/writingprompts
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