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Poetry Competition Winners

Many thanks to everyone who took the time and tapped into their imaginations to pen an entry for our Poetry Competition. All entries were heartfelt and meaningful,  and all are deserving of the highest praise and commendation. Please keep trying to express yourself through the written word – not just during this great lockdown – but all the time, as much as you can.

FDYS will run many more competitions and there will be many more opportunities to be involved. Keep a keen eye on our webpage www.fdys.ie & our Facebook page FDYS County Wexford.

For this competition, we asked young people to write a poem about their hopes for the future. Looking at the entries we received, it is clear to see that we all share similar hopes.
In the U12 Category, 1st Prize goes to Abigail Hegarty AGE 10, for her poem, “Hopes for the Future”

In the 12-18 Category, 1st Prize goes to Jessica Doyle Taylor AGE 17 “Hopes for the future”
Well done to Abigail and Jessica and to everyone who entered.

Thank you for your valued and creative contributions. Keep safe. Keep writing…

 

Hopes for the future

By Abigail Hegarty, age 10

 

My hopes for the future you will not believe

They’re going to be really hard to achieve

Climbing a mountain, sailing the sea

Really mean so much to me.

But really the specialist one of all

Is not too big but really small

After this global pandemic is done

All my hopes are down to one

I want life to go back to its normal ends

To go back to school and back to my friends.

 

 

HOPES FOR THE FUTURE

By Jessica Doyle Taylor, age 17.

 

Counting all our blessings

Wishing on a star

Praying for the safety

Of people near and far

 

Not knowing what is coming

In the life of you and me

In touch over call and text

With loved ones we can’t see

 

Still we hope that one day

All of this will change

That we’ll be told its all okay

And life can be again

 

I have learned we must appreciate

Everything in the world we live

Try and show more love than hate

And do less take than give

 

Hoping for the future

Is now what we have to do

Stay at home and isolate

For the good of me and you

 

Begin to look around yourself

And see the magic nature provides

Can become a splendid gift

Always by your side

 

It will not be this way forever

But I know this much is true

If we go through it hand in hand

Our hopes for the future will come true

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