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"I am a Crow" by Imogen Dedek (Sagadahoc County Winner)
"I am a Crow" by Imogen Dedek (Sagadahoc County Winner)

I am a crow 

And a free soul 

I do not suffer under the weight of sadness

I embrace my lively feelings

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The Telling RoomJanuary 30, 2024
"Nocturnal Beast" by Camryn Harvey (Penobscot County Winner)
"Nocturnal Beast" by Camryn Harvey (Penobscot County Winner)

and even if the daylight offers a comforting embrace alight with blooming flowers and silken breezes,

the night is a beast with a dripping maw that refuses to let go.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 30, 2024
"Never" by Lily Jessen (Grand Prize and Cumberland County Winner)
"Never" by Lily Jessen (Grand Prize and Cumberland County Winner)

There are only three places 

where you can truly be freed of the trials of existing:

before, after, and never, 

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The Telling RoomJanuary 30, 2024
"Silent Shadows" by Lily Coleman (Lincoln County Winner)
"Silent Shadows" by Lily Coleman (Lincoln County Winner)

Amber light from the dock 

is a spotlight on our sweatshirts— 

it creates golden shadows on the rough wood. We walk down the ramp, 

our hands grasping the railing 

and the remnants of summer.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 30, 2024
"A Cow Named Horse" by Imogen Egenson (Knox County Winner)
"A Cow Named Horse" by Imogen Egenson (Knox County Winner)

Once upon a time there was a horse named Cow. He lived in a barn with a cow named  Horse. Every September, there was a farmers market two towns away, where the farmer that  owned Cow and Horse had a booth. Every year at the market, the farmer sold one horse and one cow. This year he planned to sell Cow and Horse. 

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The Telling RoomJanuary 30, 2024
"The Unfortunate Dragonfly" by Nhi Nguyen (Kennebec County Winner)
"The Unfortunate Dragonfly" by Nhi Nguyen (Kennebec County Winner)

I pity the dragonfly caught between the nimble fingers of my six-year-old self.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"I Melt In Music" by Luci Misiaszek  (Hancock County Winner)
"I Melt In Music" by Luci Misiaszek (Hancock County Winner)

I melt in music 

When the right song plays I feel free 

I feel light

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"It's Not as I Once Dreamed" by Christina Nelson (Franklin County Winner)
"It's Not as I Once Dreamed" by Christina Nelson (Franklin County Winner)

As a little girl, I always dreamed of starting high school

Being able to drive

A ton of friends that I would hang out with everyday

I dreamed of becoming many things 

But as I grow up more and more, the less I am excited

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"Only Child" by Taylor Coulombe (Aroostook County Winner)
"Only Child" by Taylor Coulombe (Aroostook County Winner)

In the middle of a quiet neighborhood, I spent my childhood as only one. The walls of my home echoed not with sibling banter but with the solitude that encircled me. While the outside world saw a tranquil home basking in the sun, within those closed doors, my world was a canvas painted in the hues of emptiness.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"Our Last Encounter" by Nevyn Harvey (Waldo County Winner)
"Our Last Encounter" by Nevyn Harvey (Waldo County Winner)

He was late. Again. 

His large boots shook the cafe as he came in. I watched him scan the place until his eyes landed on me by the windows. He lifted his hand to wave, then changed his mind. A half smile reached his lips.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"Ballet Slipper Pink" by Kate Dilworth (Oxford County Winner)
"Ballet Slipper Pink" by Kate Dilworth (Oxford County Winner)

My grandparents had three sons, my father being the oldest. My father was thirty-one when he met my mother, who was twenty-six at the time.

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"Dear You" by Aaliyah Yarde (Somerset County Winner)
"Dear You" by Aaliyah Yarde (Somerset County Winner)

Does the soul outwear the breast?
Does the spirit pierce our shell?

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"A School for Clouds" by Deanna Ferris (York County Winner)
"A School for Clouds" by Deanna Ferris (York County Winner)

I am the founder of the one and only cloud school

Clouds are immediately enrolled

I teach all subjects 

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024
"The Rubik’s Cube" by Belle Beauchesne (Androscoggin County Winner)
"The Rubik’s Cube" by Belle Beauchesne (Androscoggin County Winner)

A solved Rubik’s Cube is viewed as perfection

Twisting and turning the tiles in all directions

Yet only one is the right combination

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The Telling RoomJanuary 29, 2024

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