The judges were Clare Allan and Luke Wright
Molly Tawney
Lapland
The snow,
Crisp and new,
Remembers my foot
As it crunches through it.
I make sure that
I am the only one
Who asks the snow to remember me
Day after day.
There is no colour,
Just white upon white.
The only thing apart from snow
Is us and the tall green trees.
Falling like raindrops from the sky,
I just stand in awe and watch
The beautiful whiteness
Sit and rest on their companions.
I breathe in the frozen cold air
And watch my dragon breath
Spiral up and out of sight
Just like hot air from a chimney.
I just stop and listen
For the smallest sound
Until my ears
Are screaming in silence.
The snow reminds me
Of precious jewels,
Glistening in
The morning sunshine.
Have you ever been to a place,
Just like this one and felt completely alone?
Like you have the world in your grasp?
I have.
This is Lapland.
© Molly Tawney, 2009
