Poetry & Art
by Our Children


2009 Christmas Card Art Contest


We had some wonderful submissions this year and are very thankful for all our children that participated. John Hainsey (11 years old) from Buchanan won this year's contest. You can view his entry by clicking on the first thumbnail below. Rebecca Halbert (8 years old) from IPC Cottage placed second. Lizzie Rhodes (14 years old) also from IPC cottage placed third, and Anna Mitchell (17 years old) from Buchanan Cottage placed fourth.

Click on a thumbnail below to view some of the submissions.



Autumn
By Jacob Blanchard

When I think of fall,
I think of football!

Of screaming fans and their cheers,
Some are parents, some are peers.

I think of leaves of different colors,
All different than all the others.

The colors of the leaves are orange, red, yellow and brown.
Sometimes it gets pretty hard to frown.

In autumn the weather gets cold,
The colors of everything is very bold.

You need to wear a jacket when it gets cold like this.
But sometimes you need to just enjoy the wonderful bliss.

No matter if it’s the football, the leaves, the fans, or the weather,
Every year autumn can get better and better!

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