Hufnagle Park
The name was innocuous enough---Hufnagle Park
Like a Saturday morning children’s program
It was apt for a while; families would picnic together
Sun bounced off the steel beams, as if to invite climbing
And climb we would---until mom called for dinner
Perfect. Magic. Youth. But Time---
Time will always convict the innocent.
I visited Hufnagle Park today
Yes, children were still playing
Now amidst bands of refuse
The slapdash quagmire of a flooded creek
And needles
Doctors always assert
“No child can love a needle”
I’m not so sure anymore
I swear I saw the real-life Raggedy Ann
Shooting up behind the monkey bars
And those beams---they weren’t glowing today
At Hufnagle Park.
2nd place: Garin Greenholt
The Bus Stop
Shivering, my legs shook uneasy
While the Wind Whirled
To the East, the Sun slowly Rose
And so did the World
People came from every which way
Filling the seats beside me
No, no I was not alone that morning
The Cold Cracked Bench was not empty
The only noise I could hear
Was the Shrill of that Shaking Stop Sign
And the only feelings I felt
Were locked in my mind
I see these people everyday
And every morning it’s the same
The Newspapers Shake, and the Coffee Spills,
But no one knows my Name
It’s a Normal thing, this Bench and I
We’re a reoccurring thing that just happens…
The Faces may change, but it doesn’t Matter
I’m still Here, and I’m still Laughing
3rd place: Madison Hoff
Handshake
An endless, pointless rage against all-
a dirt infested,
artillery congested
excuse for money and rule.
With tedious hours and countless days-
mindless plugs,
meaningless hugs
set on repeat for all to watch.
Where light never shines until silence mocks-
bashing cries,
determined lies
between all borders of truth.
The Handshake at the end means Nothing.
Biographies:
Joshua Cartwright: I was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and moved to Hanover when I was nine years old. I've always enjoyed athletics, especially golf and tennis. Writing didn't become a passion of mine until my sophomore year of high school, but I have been hooked ever since. Other interests I've developed are acting, films in general, and politics. I live with my mother, who is also passionate about writing, and my younger sister Rebekah. In the future, I hope to pursue a career writing screenplays.
Garin Greenholt: I am a senior at Hanover High school. I play drums and sing in a band called Psychedelic Bathtub. I have participated in track and field for four years. I love to read and write, for my senior project I wrote a short story, about 60 pages in length. I am a very funny person from what I am told, and I like to have a lot of fun.
Madison Hoff: I'm from Hanover, Pennsylvania, and I attend Hanover High School. Ever since I was four, my family has been racing pigeons (it's a sport), unknown by many but is interesting to have grown up with it. I've played the violin for the high school and I play the guitar (not well, might I add). I'm interested in subjects such as English, French, History, Music and certain sciences like Environmental. I play softball for the high school and have been playing the sport for the past six years. I plan to attend a four year college next year where I'm considering majoring in Anthropology.
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