Adult Poetry - First Place

The South Simcoe Arts Council has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers of all ages, in all genres through its Creative Works Writing Contest since 2016.

We are excited to share the winners writings with you. Enjoy!

This award is sponsored by
Gary and Dian Bowers.

Orange

Yesterday's shirt hangs
on the doorknob, its folds
woven to hide my bones
like a drama class cloak.
Hills and valleys entice
more than any prairie
of flat-ironed monochrome:
rivers of umber spilling
through rayon gorges, ochre
rock-falls and crevasses,
terracotta sunrises cresting
each shoulder. Actor's prop,
sleeves like black holes
of potential. Shirttails stretch
but can't reach the floor, like
a noose swinging in the space
a body used to fill.