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2nd PLACE! 3rd PLACE! LACE! 1st P 998 s, Court win ner mu Kathy Ha FUN AGES 19 & OVER VER 19 & O AGES begun mer has fun. out,sum School's us to have some , for d sweet treat! It's time vable an s,so lo in for a grandkid ne papa,they're Four s ndma, o nd smile One gra games a s. ard mile ol time,y ing & po ing many, many imm Sw abin,driv un at a c F lights. r nights, nd socce we turn out the -Ball,a Softball,T ime story before ter park, edt Dells wa k. And a b da round an s dar he playg uds before it get . at t Fun s we see clo d shrine ok at the an Let's lo o,flowers the Grott ur mother,Mary. rough A walk th the statues of o too fast. count is going ! r Let's s,summe ad a blast! popsicle and sure h Ice cream e memories...we om Making s Larry Schmitt, Court 868 Summer Haiku Sticks, smoke and embers Sweets, grahams and chocolate Enjoy campfire s'mores Irene Smits, The Season Court 998 of Summer Summer, the cycle, plantin g, then pollination, s o everything grows, For me, a tim e of reflectin g, reflecting on how life flow s. It brings thou ghts of my p arents, long time pa ssed, Little things that keep me mories fresh, and w ill forever las t. Maybe a can ning kettle, o nce used to cook toma toes in, sits s ilent, the tomatoes I u se now fit in a smaller bin The lids and . covers they could no longer sc rew tight, And now als o sitting on m y shelf, out of mind, out of sight. The summer berries they pick to make jam and jelly, now ed I, to buy it in a jar at the grocery o, store or deli. The garden th ey planted an d were so proud of is g one, out bac k, I look for my cucumbers a nd tomatoes, th ey're now la wn. Each year I h ave a greater knowledge of something I never knew , I now know e xactly what m y parents wen t through. AGES 19 & OVER SUMMER s! Spiritual Advisor Fr. Fred, chose the winners. Everyone did an amazing job! Two poems were entered into the age group 0-12; no poems were received for ages 13-18; four poems were received for ages 19 and over. 31