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Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting the winning entries from the 2010 Darien Library Teen Writing Contest.  This entry is Snowy Places by Sophia Fredo, who earned an Honorable Mention for Poetry Grades 7-9 . 

Snowy Places
By Sophia Fredo

Agust of wind knocks on the door,
Covering the dusty floor
A single hat upon my head
Ready to go out and sled

Streaming down the land
Falling down again & again
Falling back and laughing
Sky and ground matching

Snowflakes dance in the sky
Sometimes catching them in my eye
An igloo being built
No one walking on stilts

Iced ponds covered with dew
Fresh snow tracks anew
Everyone having a good time
Lots of snowy hills to climb

Happy screams rule the air
Not going inside if they dare
Smiles upon everyone's faces
So many snowy places