First Choice awarded to Val Neubecker (written to artwork by Sharleen Jespersen)

METEOR

a boulder hurtles through space
dark, leaden, dull
until Earth’s atmosphere transforms it
into a shower of brilliance
red, purple, gold

from here,
a tiny streak in the sky
up close,
a symphony of light and heat.

 

Second Choice awarded to Michael Hilston (written to artwork by Lisa Bernic)

Colour’s

The colours of the rainbow
in the sky
Make me wish
That I could fly
It’s not to be
But all the while
Nothing can take away
my smile