[Stylist] got third place

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Thank you for sharing your lovely poem, Ann. Congratulations!
-Carolyn Fenzl

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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.

 <mailto:president at friendsinart.org> president at friendsinart.org
<http://www.friendsinart.org> www.friendsinart.org 

914.393.6605 

 <http://www.annchiappetta.com> www.annchiappetta.com

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

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Congrats, Annie! 

Vejas

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

 <mailto:president at friendsinart.org> president at friendsinart.org
<http://www.friendsinart.org> www.friendsinart.org 

914.393.6605 

 <http://www.annchiappetta.com> www.annchiappetta.com

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

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