Monroe Sophomore Takes 3rd in Poetry Contest

Sophomore Maggie Zaverl won third place (high school division) in the Fairbanks Arts Association Statewide Poetry Contest for her poem "Memories Stuck with Tape.” The poem is written in a form called a villanelle.

Memories Stuck with Tape
By Maggie Zaverl ​

There are ninety-seven pictures on my wall
Stories behind them like illustrations
Not a face or time I’d put above all

Some of the memories I can’t recall
Most I remember with adoration
There are ninety-seven pictures on my wall

Smiling faces and moments so small
Some stayed, others had an expiration
Not a face or a time I’d put above all.

Everyone is far away as a call
I’ll always love them, no hesitation
There are ninety-seven pictures on my wall

Memories from school, travel, and basketball
Sad times and times bursting with elation
Not a face or a time I’d put above all.

One day, all these pictures will surely fall
I’m loved — the pictures are confirmation
There are ninety-seven pictures on my wall
Not a face or a time I’d put above all.

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