1st Place - "Change"

From Winter to Spring.

From death to life

to rebirth.

From the dead of the night

to the luster of the sun.

Goodbye to the dark days

and endless bundling of clothes.

Goodbye to being strained by your scarf so you can barely breathe.

And hello to the sunshine and warmth

that hits you square in the face

to feeling like you can finally breathe

and feeling free.

To smiling again

and smelling the fresh grass.

Hello to the change from dark to light.

From shadows to sunlight

To day from night.

Hello to the change

that makes everyone see

the good in the Earth

and sees Earth for what it is.

The light at the end of the tunnel

that is finally coming around

to the other side.

The other side that is filled with light and warmth.

The side where everything is brighter and

full of life.

The side that brings about changes.

Welcome that change.

For it will not last long.