Congratulations to Holly Battell for her achievement of second prize in the Young Writers Competition in the 13-15 year category.
The Young Writers Competition takes place every year as part of the Knysna Literary Festival and aims to inspire the youth to write. All poems submitted are judged on creativity, technical excellence and respect for the theme.
The theme for the Age Group 13-15 years was Cycle of Life, and Holly managed to capture this perfectly in her beautiful poem below:
The Cycle of Life
By Holly Battell
Once we were small, innocent
But time came
Changing us, growing us
We then went to school
Learning, hearing
But time clicked his fingers
Showing us, growing us
We then had a job
Planning, creating
But time swished his clock
Helping us, growing us
We then had a family
Teaching, enjoying
But time can break your clock
Stopping your time in this world