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JUNIOR SECONDARY Commended Name School Poem Title Judges’ Comment Lucia Gelonesi SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Little Manly "I snake from my clothes". "I squint at an architect's model." And that last line in particular - really lovely stuff.” Tia McNeill Distance Education Centre Victoria, Thornbury The Inside “Simple but powerful imagery. Very nicely understated.” Rhea Pathak Glenwood High School, Glenwood Running Away from Reality for Love “The passion and tension in this poem is strong, and the last two lines lead the story into the reader's imagination.” Lilly Power Dubbo School of Distance Education, Dubbo Fool “A lovely, simple examination of something that isn't simple at all - the path of true love.” Oli Rogers Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights My Second Home “I’ve never been to Portugal, but I think I want to, now. Great imagery, and a clever handling of the passage of time.” Abigail Sarangaya Our Lady of Mercy College, North Parramatta A Summer from a Child’s Memory “To express the passage of time in such an eloquent way is the mark of a serious poet. Nice work.” Gabriella Steinberg Moriah College, Bondi Junction The Stoney Field “The only thing letting this poem down is that it's slightly long. Otherwise a nicely developed and structured poem.” Alana Zhang Hornsby Girls’ High School Her Heart “Short but brutal. This is poetry being used exactly the way it was designed to be used. Great stuff.” Highly Commended Name School Poem Title Judges’ Comment Munira Tabassum Ahmed Baulkham Hills High School, Baulkham Hills Yours “A moving poem about the planet's resilience and fragility.” Rosanna Cartwright Individual Entry, Campsie Sydney “I'm always a sucker for a good "place-poem" where the setting is personified in this way. This is a good one.” Lucia Gelonesi SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Darlinghurst Momotaro- after the Japanese Legend "Tosses timber into their future..." What a line! So many good lines. Plus this poem inspired me to go