Obon lanterns
Floating on the slow river
Good bye ancestors.
ELLEN HALL
(Primary school winner)

Hello ancestors
Enjoy your stay thoroughly
Good bye ancestors.
LUKE BURNS

As the sun comes up
The birds awake from their sleep
A little song starts.
EMILY BOYD

ADULTS

Travellers weary feet
Find respite in a cool strea
m Dappled sunlight shines above
LESLEY GODDARD

Leaves are all falling
High in the mountains we see
The colours so bright.
GEOFF & DOT READ

Mountain mist
With summer haze
Before exams.
DAVID MCKENZIE
(Adult winner)

Cicada chirping
Becomes annoying
Heat!
FUMKO MCKENZIE

Umbrella of fire
Sunset beyond Thunder Point
Venus still hiding.
JOHN O'BRIEN

The leaves fall softly
Morning brings dew on the grass
Colourful and bright.
CLARE TAYLOR
(secondary school winner)

Rake up all the leaves
Put them into a big pile
The wind blows them off.
DARCY STUART

Little lambs running
Bunnies darting left and right
Birds and bees flying.
ADAM URWIN

Red, brown, orange leaves
Raking them up, such a shame
Breeze blows them away.
NATSODY McCOSKER

Sweeping up the leaves
They gently fall to the ground
More and more sweeping.
MELISSA BEASLEY

The sounds of the birds
As the pink blossoms bloom
It's a perfect day today!
ALICIA WYNNE

Happy, chirpy birds
Flowers blossom everywhere
New life is bursting.
AMY LANE

Sun, sand, sea, and surf
This is the best time on earth
Fun for you and me!
KATE HOLDER