[Stylist] got third place

Sat Feb 3 02:09:07 UTC 2024

Very good.
I liked that one a lot.
A worthy poem.
Congratulations.
Shawn Jacobson
sdj60259 at aol.com

    On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 12:04:23 PM EST, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:  

Here’s the poem:

Where the Heart Lives

Here and now, in the moment

Late summer sounds float through the window

crickets echo, The  rhythmic creak

Soon quieted by cool  temperatures

Mindful echoes

Suburban activities

The railways hum,  acrid stench of highway fumes

Broken by a sweet honeysuckle Scent-Ribbon  

Voices, car doors, and barking dogs

Replaced by after dark stillness

By dew, new grass, skunk

Presence

Human touch

Holding hands before

Slipping off to sleep

A hug and kiss from a friend

The release of laughter or tears During a phone call

A sense of doing, of being

Awareness of the body, of blood, pulse

Breath, and purpose.

Home.

2015

Ann Chiappetta, MS

President, Friends In Art, Inc.

president at friendsinart.org  www.friendsinart.org 

914.393.6605 

www.annchiappetta.com

Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman

From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 11:42 AM
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Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Stylist] got third place

Congrats, Annie! 

Vejas

On Jan 22, 2024, at 15:11, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Dear Ann, 

It is Oprelle Publication’s great honor to congratulate you on being chosen as the

Third Place Winner in the 

2023 “Coming Home” Poetry Contest

        This contest was uniquely challenging in that the competition drew awarded and published writers as well as complete novices ...where so many times, we find diamonds! Needless to say, the Coming Home competition always draws some tough contenders. Our judges really enjoyed your poem, Where the Heart Lives.  

Your lines like,

" Presence

  Human touch

  Holding hands before 

  Slipping off to sleep"

will not soon be forgotten. We really enjoyed your poem's gentle journey in imagery and thought. 

Your writing will gain excellent exposure because your poem and name will be featured in the upcoming “Coming Home” Anthology. The book will be in a 5.5 by 8.5 layout.  We are looking forward to a really beautiful paperback later this year. We would also like to hear from our winners about their visions for the book cover.  If any idea would strike a chord with our designers…who knows?

Ann Chiappetta, MS

President, Friends In Art, Inc.

president at friendsinart.org  www.friendsinart.org 

914.393.6605 

www.annchiappetta.com

Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman

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