Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 19 continued ... continued ... Following are a selection of the 1st place Poetry and Essay submissions as well as a listing of 2nd place in each category: THE WAR IN MY HEAD I hide like a coward, the feeling of guilt running through my veins The smell of smoke invading my lungs, I can almost taste it in the back of my throat. The sound of gunfire ring within my ears, the mud and sweat cling to my body. My heart beating like a constant drum, aim, shoot, kill, move on. I would repeat in my head that was an order, it is what I must do. “Grandad?” a child’s voice rang out, my eyes open and I realize I’m not in the war. I’m no longer in that battlefield, I’m with my grandson in a field with life instead of death. I’m here with my grandson watching the night sky light up with red and blue fireworks. The innocent look in my grandson’s eyes would take me back to my youth, Before the bloodshed and all the lost souls. I hug him close, afraid to lose him, I look up at the bright lights as tears begin to well in my eyes. “Isn’t it beautiful?” I whisper as the tears roll down my cheeks. 1st Place Senior Poetry, Abby Burton Submitted by Springhill Br 017 District C Note: 2nd Place at the National Level 2nd Place Senior Poetry, Josaphine Thompson Submitted by Elmsdale Br 048 District F 1st Place Primary B&W Poster, Elliot Sabine Submitted by Habitant Br 073 District D 2nd Place Primary B&W Poster, Daniel Walker Submitted by Arras Br 059 District B
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