Sol Magazine
May 2002 Edition
Sol Magazine © 2002


The Poet Laureate 2002 Edition has been posted.  Please take a look at the completed work of six month's efforts by our staff, poets, judges, and volunteers.

Have a form or glossary item you wish us use?  Write to Betty Ann Whitney, Poetry Editor: Sol.Editor@prodigy.net
 
 

DEDICATION:  To Sol Magazine volunteer Amy, and husband, Pete Suthon, newlyweds!  May all that is good come from your joining:  peace, happiness, love.  Congratulations and best wishes from the Staff of Sol Magazine.

MAY'S JUDGES
MARYANN HAZEN-STEARNS
SOL MAGAZINE STAFF

MAY'S SPONSOR:
LEO F. WALTZ


CONTENTS:



LETTERS
FROM TANYA RUTH LARSON:  Thank for your time and to the judges for their nice comments on my poems from April.
FROM CLIFF THOMAS ROBERTS:  Thank you so much for . . . my $10 B&N EGC.  You have added to my Haiku library again. I have just purchased "Autumn Wind Haiku" which should be here in 3-8 days. It is a honor to be a Sol winner once again.
FROM CLAIBORNE WALSH:  Well I am so tickled to see that I placed . . . in one of the April competitions!. . . There were many excellent entries. Would have hated to be the judge on this one.  I also thought that she (Paula Marie Bentley) did a beautiful and professional job on the interview.  Thank you. I am most appreciative!
FROM PAMELA JARMON:  (This note was posted to our website guestbook.)  WOW!! What an awesome site for poets, poetry lovers and spokenword artists. It was a pleasure meeting the Editor, Mary Margaret Carlisle at the Houston Book Festival. . . I will add this to my list of site favorites and share with other passionate poets.
FROM GILLIAN WILKINSON:  Thanks to you all for the work that you do for us: greetings from a reader in South Africa.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE POET LAUREATE WINNERS, JUDGES, EDITING STAFF, AND SOL VOLUNTEERS:
FROM EILEEN SATERIALE:  I'm sure you are glad that the Poet Laureate Competition is over.  I checked the winners' page and the poems are fantastic.  So I can see that for you and the judges the task was very difficult. . .Thank you for letting me be a part of the competition . . . It was fun judging the February contest and I learned a lot . . .  I got word that I am going to have a short piece and an untitled haiku published in the "Let Us Not Forget" Anthology.  It's due out in July . . . The book is a tribute to the 20th century veteran and the proceeds will go towards building a memorial in Nebraska. 
FROM LARRY FONTENOT:  Thanks for the opportunity to compete in the contest.  Congratulations to Martha for her winning entries. 
FROM TERRIE RELF:  Dear Poet Laureate judges--you did a stellar job! I just wanted to wish our new Poet Laureate, Martha Capo, congratulations.  I'm looking forward to reading her column.  I also want to extend congratulations to the other winners, Candace York and Laura Heidy, and to those poets who received honorary mentions: Ron Blanton, Larry Fontenot, Maryann Hazen-Stearns, and Clifford Roberts.  I'm going to be returning to these pages often to bask in your poetry!
FROM JUDITH SCHIELE:  The thank you is returned to . . . the staff of Sol for your dedication to the advancement of this wonderful means of expression. To have been a part of your competition was both flattering and humbling. Congratulations to Martha!
FROM LAURA HEIDY:  Thank you . . . for the time and dedication you all gave to the Poet Laureate Contest.  It was delightful . . .  I have never competed in anything other than EMS competitions, and this had me sweating more than ANY emergency situation they EVER threw at me.  Thank you to all the judges . . . to all involved, and congradulations to those who won, and those who competed; it was NOT easy, and it gives me new appreciation of how very hard everyone works to find the *right* words.
FROM ROY SCHWARTZMAN:  Thanks for your attentiveness.  I've received much inspiration from reading the poet laureate section. It's a great way to overcome writer's block.  Finally, I again appreciate the recognition from the talents at Sol. 


THE TRUST OF CHILDREN

FIRST PLACE

One Person’s Weed

I sweated to remove the straggly blight
That sprang up on our lawn from last week’s showers;
My daughter ran to me, her blue eyes bright:
"Oh, Mommy! Where’d you find such pretty flowers?"

Katherine Swarts, Houston, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Beautiful mini-portrait with delightful twist.  Successful use of iambic pentameter perfectly rendered. This poem is delightfully pleasant.  Well-constructed and highly expressive.
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SECOND PLACE
Little Joys

My husband and I have gazed in wonder
at the frolicking little joys;
Would starting now be such a blunder?
He asks, fingering their little toys.

Tanya Ruth Larson, Kamloops, BC, CAN

COMMENTS:  Touching multi-dimensional scenario skillfully avoiding over-sentimentality. Disarmingly intimate.   Not only of action, but of interior reflection.
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THIRD PLACE
A Child's Play

No sun today and so I sit and mope
until a child at play creates a sun
with crayons; now within his childish scope
my bright and sunny day has just begun.

Janet Parker, Leesburg, FL  USA

COMMENTS:  Subtle use of parallelism between child/adult, implied cloudy day/gloom and sunshine/happiness.  Nicely done!  Turns moping into coping, with the wave of a child's hand.  Structured metrical form.
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OTHER POEMS COMMENTED UPON BY OUR JUDGES AND/OR EDITORS
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Fathers' Footsteps

I know you let me grow up free and strong,
My lies hurt deep, yet your trust unfaltered.
Today I think beyond those selfish wrongs;
that son is but fathers' soul unaltered.

Aparna Belapurkar, London, England, GBR

COMMENTS:  Haunting undercurrent of pain and forgiveness.  Shows the insight and wisdom gained upon maturing, recognizing the inevitable circle of life.  Literal images are natural and appropriate.
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Indulgences

The eyes of children meet my steady gaze
In absolution of my going mad
they cock their heads and smile into my maze
then ask me why I look so frown and sad

Ron Blanton, Alpharetta, GA, USA

COMMENTS:  Interesting selection of words and word placement.  Perfectly regular iambic pentameter.
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Not Far from the Tree

She walked this path before in childhood dreams
and always they were there to hold her hand,
they sewed each fruitful plan into the seams
and dressed in mastery she met demand.

Linda L. Creech, Bellefontaine, OH, USA

COMMENTS:  Mysteriously compelling quality and tone. Communicates through visual effect.
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Double Vision

Looking at life through a child's new eyes
I see the world as a wonderful place
I see magic in skies hope in good-byes
And the power of a smile on a face.

Lynne Remick, Nesconset, NY, USA

COMMENTS:  Wistful tone coupled with internal rhyme, as well as end rhyme, create an almost magical poem.
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Don't Grow Up

My nephew comes to me, arms open wide,
calling my name with trust in his eyes.
He hasn't learned about feelings to hide,
I hope he never develops those lies.

Cliff Roberts, Fort Worth, TX. USA

COMMENTS:  Interesting combination; both sentimental and thought-provoking. Intense.  Lyrical.
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Her Storms this Summer

She clamors in a climate of her birth
from misty eyes she rains a storm of tears
on sunny days she can't restrain her mirth
her darkness brings the pain of all our fears.

James M. Thompson, Baytown, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Effectively sustained use of metaphor throughout.  Superb piece here.  Begins with the percussive "clamors in a climate" and continues through internal rhymes and alliterations while evoking word-pictures telling a compelling story.  Interesting, figurative speech with mystic overtones.

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ABOUT MEN - ALTERNATING QUATRAIN

FIRST PLACE

Until Death Do Us Part

Give me a man with the strength to lead;
Give me a man with the heart to care.
A man strong and soft is the one I need,
Who sees to my soul and who meets me there.

Katherine Swarts, Houston, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  The poet's use of repetition unifies the poem, emphasizes the author's message, and lends a chant-like quality to this work.  So do the soft repetitive 's' sounds throughout. Skillful use of internal rhyme.  Effective use of rhythm propels this piece. Good use of metaphor in the last line. The final line neatly wraps up "doing" and "giving" in one action.  A beautiful portrait of love.
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SECOND PLACE
From Mars to Venus

A red of fire forged in thunder
who shout the earth of their duty
whisper in dark of the wonder
kneel before Venus' beauty.

James M. Thompson, Baytown, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Vivid use of imagery and comparison; opposites do attract!  Good example of near rhyme.  Excellent rhythm, with a marvelous double entendre in the final line.
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THIRD PLACE
Best Buy

Martha loved a music man
Strumming an electric guitar
But when she extended her third finger left hand
He presented her the band from his Corona cigar

Lois Lay Castiglioni, Galveston, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Clever. First line effectively uses alliteration and trochaic (stress/unstressed) meter to swing the reader into the story. Delightfully ironic title, with a lilting humor to back it up.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Bragging Rights

I listen to the bluster and the brag
as each accomplishment is brought to view,
but honestly these stories hit a snag --
they grow each time, but truths are all too few.

Linda L. Creech, Bellefontaine, OH, USA

COMMENTS:  Nice use of alliteration in the first line of this humorous little poem. A combination of perfect rhyme and near rhyme. Amusing keen look at the world of "head butting" for bragging rights.  Observant last line makes the poem sharp.
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OTHER POEMS COMMENTED UPON BY OUR JUDGES AND/OR EDITORS
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The Joker

Brother Henry told a silly joke at a pokey pace
We would never stop him though he repeated it for years
Still we could not hold our giggle or keep a straight face
Because before the punch line his laughter turned to tears

Kay Lay Earnest, Smyrna, GA, USA

COMMENTS:  This reader is left wondering why the joke made Brother Henry cry, and why his sorrow caused laughter in others. A sad but often true human trait. Interesting example of short narrative verse.  Cleverly titled, with a very thought-provoking last line.  Seemingly innocuous until the closing, then the poem takes on a deeper meaning.
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A Man Of Dignity

He thinks life is a joy to own
a stranger is an unmet friend
no one has ever seen him frown
still never does he condescend.

Janet Parker - Leesburg, FL  USA

COMMENTS:  The sentimental value of this poem is not lost on the reader. Clearly describes a dignified soul indeed.  A portrait in so few words is an artful accomplishment.  Diction works in tandem with well-chosen words that evoke a powerful mental image.
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Guilty

Today she said I was "so guy"
as if there was any doubt.
I am what I am, I will not lie
I am within as I am without.

Cliff Roberts, Fort Worth, TX. USA

COMMENTS:  The delightfully fresh use of cliché in the use of Popeye's catch-phrase.  Effective use of near rhyme. Short metered verse (under pentameter) is traditionally reserved for comic verse; the short feet serve to underscore the wry comic voice of the author.  Fun repetition of "I am" and its variations throughout creates a rhythm that carries the poem.  Very nice statement of self!
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Sports Lover's Vows

Baseball, football, hockey and basketball
For all those sports exist a formal league
When the season's over, playoffs for all.
Lonely wives wonder about the intrigue.

Eileen Sateriale, Bowie, MD, USA

COMMENTS:  The poet's choice to use a 'list' technique works well. Clever last line makes the reader smile. Amusing double meaning in the title, subtly comparing sports with marriage while yoking the two together in the next breath.  Yet it is also a sharper look into the sports widows' lives when it is "open season."

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WOMEN WATCH

FIRST PLACE

What is a Woman?

Maker of mirth,
Absolver of strife,
Giver of life,
Mother of earth.

Lynne Remick, Nesconset, NY, USA

COMMENTS:  Short meter is traditionally reserved for comic verse, but in this work the brevity of each line creates more of a lyrical effect. Spare, clean, uncluttered. Strong rhythms. Written to be chanted aloud. The poet's skill is demonstrated by the use of extreme brevity in this poem. Succinct, yet powerful in its imagery.  This poem truly sums up the whole of a woman.
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SECOND PLACE
By the Sea

Mother and I gathered seashells along the sifting sand
Surrounded by soaring seagulls and the ocean's roar
Until she was called away to a far and distant shore
Yet by the sea she speaks to me and extends a soothing hand

Lois Lay Castiglioni, Galveston, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Despite the obvious heartache of the narrator, the poet's use of alliteration, and decidedly ingenious 'surf' sounding word choice, make this poem an absolute pleasure.  Effectively evokes a beachside scene.
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THIRD PLACE
Flirtation

The motion, a flutter of eyes
in brown or green, a blink of blue
she watches, then whispers to you
in rainbowed hues of butterflies.

James M. Thompson, Baytown, TX, USA

COMMENTS: Vigorous use of colorful images. Last line of this piece makes the entire effort take wing! Effective use of metaphor across all four lines.  This many-hued poem is a nod to the shifting nature of woman and her flirtations.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Gran'ma

She's ever watchful over us,
sentinel of family and friends,
always the first to make amends
yet never one to make a fuss.

Cliff Roberts, Fort Worth, TX. USA

COMMENTS: This should be displayed as a family keepsake done in Needlepoint.  A trim presentation and fine testament. Intimate title. Interesting alternation between hard and soft "s" sounds throughout the piece.
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OTHER ENTRIES COMMENTED UPON BY OUR JUDGES AND/OR EDITORS.
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A Woman's Touch

If earth were governed by the fairer sex
we would not fear the ravages of war,
instead the edicts given would implore
each person give the other our respects.

Linda L. Creech, Bellefontaine, OH, USA

COMMENTS: Wishful thinking on behalf of women universally is portrayed in this small vignette.  Interesting use of near rhyme.  Gentle image of the idealistically softer side of the male/female Duo.  Lovely diction and phrasings.
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Each One Teach One

Big Sister taught me to sit straight, how to tie my shoe
Hold a fork, be polite and brush my long curly hair
She showed me how to laugh and also how to care
When Baby Sister came along I knew just what to do

Kay Lay Earnest, Smyrna, GA, USA

COMMENTS: The poet's penultimate line cleverly circles back to the, which says it all so succinctly, bringing with it a host of associations.  Good example of short narrative verse.
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Late Nights.

Oh! Mother, Mother, I remember days gone by
When I came home so very late.
Now I understand why you would wait,
Why you would stay awake and cry.

Joseph Anthony Gatt, B'Kara, MLT

COMMENTS:  Consistent use of internal rhyme. Every parent's payback summed up neatly in this nicely constructed poetic lament. Circle comes complete.
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My Mother Knew I Was Growing Up

She gave me the wings to soar toward the sun,
Yet brighter than sun were her soft, keen eyes,
Which followed my path as high as I'd rise:
And she called me down before wax could run.

Katherine Swarts, Houston, TX, USA

COMMENTS: The narrator's gratitude shines in this lovely poetic tribute. Clever reference to Daedalus and Icarus in this effort.

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THE ELEMENTAL ELEMENTS
(Hidden Contest One)

This contest was created by Sol Magazine Poet Laureate Competition finalist,  Maryann Hazen-Stearns.
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FIRST PLACE

Choreography

Blossoms
a gentle waltz
on spring's soft breezes reign,
stealing, appealing to the eye -
guileful.

Dancing
gaily costumed
colorful autumn blush,
painting faces on every tree -
sky blaze.

Linda L. Creech, Bellefontaine, OH, USA

COMMENTS:  Wonderful use of form. Eloquent images create a superb movement in this poem. Soft sounds and alliteration cause the words to roll of the tongue.
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SECOND PLACE
Prophets Profit from the Weather

A chill
still hangs on spring,
tulips shiver beneath
snow. Clear harbinger of the next
ice age!

But heat
greets us in late
autumn, and we swelter,
now firm believers in global
warming.

Gary Blankenship, Bremerton, WA, USA

COMMENTS:  Clever homonym title. The poet's deft use of this form and topic are entirely suitable for this particular competition. Internal rhyme, humorous tone and ingenious twist toward the end make this poem a pleasure to read.
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THIRD PLACE
Public Notice

Winter
found a baby
wrapped in the Daily News.
None stepped forward to celebrate
his birth.

Autumn
leaves swirl at dawn,
rustle his paper shroud.
Death beneath the obits leaves a
benchmark.

Avonne Griffin, Greer, SC, USA

COMMENTS:  Outstanding social commentary!  Poignantly protraying an all-too-common human plight of blight.  A worthy prize-winner, this.  Dark, heartbreaking tale told in short form.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Whorl of Seasons

Spring winds
speak of blossoms,
sprinkling Earth with fragrance -
anticipation of summer's
bounty.

Ripe fruit
so quickly picked,
picnicked, peeled, and preserved
as trees are stripped of their leaves by
autumn.

Deborah P. Kolodji, Temple City, CA, USA

COMMENTS:  The poet graciously offers readers a mouthful of delicious words and phrases. Brilliant use of alliteration, coupled with internal rhyme, tweaks the five senses and leaves the reader with a feeling of completion.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Messenger

Today
spring blossomed forth
in the yellow iris
and as I stopped to admire it,
I bloomed.

Autumn
lies far away,
past this bloom's withering
in distant clouds of mourning cold,
not yet.

Cliff Roberts, Fort Worth, TX. USA

COMMENTS:  Intriguing premise, as poet and blossom become one.   Interesting comparisons.
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OTHER ENTRIES COMMENTED UPON BY OUR JUDGES
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Then and Now

Daily
The sun wandered
East to west and north to
South bathing flora and fauna
With life

Slice of
Moon pierces the
Night where shimmering pearls
Are strewn along paths satellites
Have trod

SJ Baldock, Lancaster TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Each cinquain offers the reader a lush journey.
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Tranquil at Dawn

Pink dawn
whispers melee
of birth. Soft bosom ties
freckled gravid womb. Growing love
of life.

Life slips
Rough terrains move
moss of wisdom with age.
Thirst conquers death's tranquil, as new
dawn sighs.

Aparna Belapurkar, London, EN, GBR

COMMENTS:  This poem offers a fine choice of words and word-placement enhanced with skillful line breaks.
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Common Path

star souls
stutter in code--
ancient plea or warning--
falling from heaven to earth on
blind eyes

eyes shut,
one step, fists tight
around the wind, daring
the wrath of territorial
eagles

Betty Dobson, Halifax, NS, CAN

COMMENTS:  Alliteration and use of juxtaposition embellish this poem.
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Season Gifts

Sun shines
Promise of warmth
Spring is finally here,
Blossoms with fragrant freshness sprout
On trees.

Cold rain
Autumn's dark days,
Yet nature rewards us
Gorgeous display, colourful leaves
Instead

Joseph Anthony Gatt, B'Kara, MLT

COMMENTS:  Poet paints a pretty portrait using comparison as the brush.
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War-Zone

Aura,
peaceful in white.
Birth of  a new era
transcends the lower consciousness
people.

Crying
disillusion
in face of human death.
Evil at play in the war-zone
steeples

Tanya Ruth Larson, Kamloops, BC, CAN

COMMENTS:  Poet employs stark contrasts of chosen topic. Well-planned and specific word choice evident.
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Natural Beauty

Oh would
that fiery sun
last even through the night
but towards the evening it will fade
then dark

But soon
that silver moon
will rise and cast its glow
across the darkened sky above
then dawn.

Janet Parker, Leesburg, FL, USA

COMMENTS:   Quick turns of phrase and adept usage of word choice.
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Flight Rotation

Morning
Spreads its blue-grey
Wings across the pale sky.
Like a lazy swan, clouds drift by
The sun.

Twilight
Swoops, its red-brown
Wings beckon the darkness
Like a lone raven, night flies by
The moon.

Lynne Remick, Nesconset, NY, USA

COMMENTS:  Lovely simile and metaphor enhance the contrast of final lines in both stanzas.
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Alaska Wilderness

Bright sun
low in the sky
allows wild game to seek
shelter from hungry men who want
their fur.

Snow moon
illuminates
dark, bleak December sky
letting weary, frozen hunters
trudge home.

Eileen Sateriale, Bowie, MD, USA

COMMENTS:  "Land of the Midnight Sun" location is an inspired choice.
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Light

The sun,
The Life-Giver,
Warms the world with its fire,
Drives away the formless darkness
We fear.

The moon,
The Night-Lighter,
Gives hope in the darkness.
The light shines so brightly thanks to
The dark.

Katherine Swarts, Houston, TX, USA

COMMENTS:  Terms "Life-Giver" and "Night-Lighter" are brilliant. The concluding confirmation of the necessity to keep a ying/yang balance is not lost on the reader.
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A Celestial Stew

The sun
a daylight face
rises to peppered plates
a scrambled egg that lasts until
sunset.

The moon
an odd soufflé
waits in a distant pan
for the lights to dim and its turn
to dine.

James M. Thompson, Baytown, Texas, USA

COMMENTS:  Unique use of metaphor with fresh images.

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MAY'S PICK MY POEM
(Hidden Contest Two)

This poem was overwelmingly chosen by staff members and judges alike as not only the Pick My Poem Contest, but also Best Poem of May.

FIRST PLACE

Deferences to References

Career Objective: To become a footnote.
To see my name scoot up
holy hierarchies of the referenced
or skyrocket to the top of a tabulator's tower
so that I occupy an entire volume of
the Social Sciences Citation Index.
To confuse height with stature.

The richest legacies were mute by our standards,
Socrates, unpublished mothers,
or the unquantifiable kindness
and undocumented patience of the teachers
who signed their names to our futures,
asking nothing in return.

Play this childish game:
Say your own name,
repeat until it sounds strange,
an alien assault on the ear,
then ask yourself:
Do I cleave to myself or to anything
better than when I was nameless?

Roy Schwartzman, Maryville, MO, USA

COMMENTS:  This poem is profound in scope and penetrating in its presentation.  Eloquent, with alliterations to please the tongue, this thought-provoking piece is a real keeper!  Powerful writing keeps the lines under control.  Rooted in everyday sights and sounds yet maintains a variety of surprise.  This poem has a marvelous title, and from there on, it only gets better. The first line is an absolute pleasure to be read, and when read out loud, is a treat for the tongue.  The line breaks are perfectly positioned, a clear demonstration of this poet's skill. Every line bursts with, what can best be described as, "a vitality of wordcraft." Captures the  naturalness of relaxed, conversational language yet heightens its effect with a variety of poetic tools such as alliteration, and precise word choice.  Well done, poet!
 
NOTE:  Hidden contests are contained only in some of our e-mail notices, and are not posted with other contests on our website.



BEST POEM OF MAY
see MAY'S PICK MY POEM

There is no immediate prize associated with a poem having been picked as the Best Poem of a particular month, only the knowledge that our editors picked it over all the other prize winners of that month.  However, all poems chosen for BEST POEM of each month in the year 2002 will be automatically entered in the BEST POEM OF THE YEAR 2002 competition, voted on by Sol Magazine Members at the end of the year.  The winners of that contest will be awarded prizes and will be invited to enter Sol Magazine's Poet Laureate 2003 Competition.

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