RHYMES FOR A REASON: I love wintry things
I love the way the sun Flings out its rays
As it escapes
From the horizon
Before it's shrouded once again
By clouds
For the day
I love the way warm wind
Sometimes blows on
Grey days
In late winter
Seething spinning, roving
From warmer places
To warmer places
I love the way tendrils
Of spiders webs and roots
Strain haphazardly
Out of the hanging basket
Dusted in frost
Making strange new beautiful shapes
When lacquered in crystals
By Rachel Butcher, aged 13, of Dronfield
We are inviting readers to submit poems for a competition we are running with Diabetes UK, Rhymes for a Reason. The winners will get the chance to recite their poem to an audience at a concert given by the Ian MacMillan Orchestra at Sheffield Hallam University on February 14.
How to enter: There are two categories for under 16 and adults and poems should be on the theme of What do you love? The competition runs until January 20.
Poems should be sent by email to starletters@sheffieldnews
papers.co.uk or write to: The Editor, The Star, York Street, Sheffield, S1 1PU
Please include a contact address, phone number and your
age if entering the junior section. Usual competition rules apply.
See http://www.diabetes.org.uk/poetry-event for more information on the concert.
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