The results are in! There were many great entries, and this year it was especially hard to choose a winner. After receiving 15 entries from Mrs.Wilkinson’s fourth-grade class at Hildreth Elementary School, we decided to select two winners—one adult and one student. The winner in the adult division will receive a free one-year renewal of his subscription to the Harvard Press, and the students winner will receive a gift certificate for the Harvard General Store.
| Adult Winner |
Hand-pressed by “our” Phil, tumbled apples soon become Harvard in a jug. —Jeff Levering |
| Student Winner |
Leaves strike the cold pond on a very cold, fall night, but all stays quiet. —Samantha and Patrick from Mrs. Wilkinson’s fourth-grade class at HES |
| Honorable Mention | Candles and carols, Christmas pageant in the church. We fry latkes too. —Billy Salter |
| Honorable Mention | Three Harvard buildings. Discord. A secret meeting. Brokered compromise. —Katy Covino |
| Honorable Mention | Constant dilemma Dam! Can’t we all get along? Beavers or soccer. —Carole Christensen |
| I hate you, today. Go hide in your hole until After ATM. —Jonathan Feist |
Maple squirrel runs patches of snow melt on leaves March shadows circle —Rick Wood |
Only in Harvard Do players and beavers meet On the soccer fields. —Alison Glass |
| Harvard town meeting Prop seventeen-and-one-half Now pay your taxes. —Mark Van Baalen |
All the kids eat candy, Lift their masks to reach their mouths: Wrappers in wet leaves. —Billy Salter |
| longboard… down-hill run, steezy-sliding, hard-carving, raging, summer comp. —Ruby Senkowski |
Apple orchards swarm As buzzing pollinators Prepare fall’s apples —Alison Glass |
Barbera, merlot, Lager, ale or IPA Harvard has it all. —Worth Robbins |
| Snakes, barns, can-do Poetry from prison Warner Free Lecture —Julie Moberly |
We plant our garden Spring sun warms, earth smells ready Seven black fly bites —Carole Christensen |
| Blue white robes, long-stem Roses, sunset golden light Graduation night. —Terry Wilson-Malam |
Haiku poetry Big metaphor in few words Form-fit for Harvard —Carole Christensen |
April dog snoozes stretched out in the sun, above flower bulbs at work —Rick Wood |
| Apple blossoms burst Into pink and white colors Just in time for spring —Alison Glass |
Even when it rains: Crafts people on the Common, Apple trees in bloom. —Billy Salter |
| The Press unfolded, ruffles in sunshine and beams, here we are, my friends. —Jeff Levering |
Mountains ring the rim Hills roll out the valley floor Still gunshots shatter —Carlene Phillips |
People play all day: Frisbee, picnics, flashlight tag; Cool off in the pond. —Billy Salter |
| Another birthday Was I thirty-nine last year? Reality sucks. —Sue Robbins |
Bromfield student life Is it a race to nowhere? No one knows for sure. —Alyssa Johnson |
| Hear the spring peepers As you cycle into town Watch out for beavers —Alison Glass |
stacking cords of wood raking wet leaves into piles everybody grunt —Rick Wood |
Hot off the H. Press! All the news that’s fit to print! Community frays! —Carole Christensen |
| As lucky ones flee, Delaney now awake, hears a hunter’s early try. —Jeff Levering |
An ancient mulberry tree Words on copper leaves The wind spinning poetry —Carlene Phillips |
| Haiku submitted by students in Mrs. Wilkinson’s fourth-grade class at HES |
| So fluffy and cold it can be so powdery, yet hard and packed down. —Hayley and Alicia |
Leaves blanket the pond covering lowered waters while all stays silent —Nicole |
Crunch of boots on ice Planting your feet carefully Walking cautiously. —Julia |
| Very hot and nice You need sunscreen to avoid beating down on us. —Kate and Hannah |
Playing in the sand canoeing and volleyball exploring and more —Kate and Hannah |
Charcoal roars with heat as the haunting aroma fills the air with smells. —Jordan, Braeden, John |
| Leaves cover the pond— brown, red, orange and yellow. The pond is quiet. —Will and Justin |
Light and intricate, glittering, shining and more— just like soft walking. —Hannah and Kate |
Catfish and big bass Easily and quickly caught Swimming through the pond. —Kate and Hannah |
| Jumping, running fast laughing, screaming and yelling Sleeping in a nap. —Kate and Hannah |
Children scream for joy to get bites of paradise as the truck arrives. —Braeden, Jordan, John |
Splashing and gliding Swimming around the seaweed Scales shining brightly. —Daisy, Leila, Calvin |
| Laughing families cookouts, picnics, sandcastles Our favorite pond. —Kate and Hannah |
Ice cream, happy kids very unlike flavors, YUM! The truck goes “ding, ding”. —Hannah and Kate |
