Highly Commended in Poetry Comp

Lorraine Marwood recently ran a poetry competition called 'Note on the Door' after her recently released book of same name.

From four topics, I chose 'A family note' and entered my poem, Summer Night, which was highly commended.

I can't tell you how thrilled I was at this result. I talked about it for days. Here is the poem:

Summer Night

Too hot to sleep, kick off sheet,

tiptoe downstairs

and out into the cool night air.

Earth's night light so still and round,

resting in a blanket of stars.

A creaking board, movement, a hug,

Mum's out here too.

Thanks to Lorraine I created this poem and loved the opportunity to submit to her competition. I just love Lorraine's style and enjoyed her book, Star Jumps which won the Prime Minister's Literary Award, 2010.

The experience has ignited my interest in poetry.