Congratulations to Jill Howells and Hilary Lipscombe, Winner and Runner-up respectively, in the Gilwern u3a Poetry Competition on 'Spring'.
Jill's poem was judged to be "delightfully simplistic and joyous" while Hilary's was "more complex and wide-ranging."
Both poems are below but sadly the Ruby in Jill's poem is no more, forever immortalised in poetry.
Competition Winner: Spring - Jill Howells
Runner-Up: Spring - Hilary Lipscombe
Many thanks to all those who entered and to the judges from the Creative Writing Group.