The time has come to vote for the 2023 Neopoem of the year.

This Year’s Finalists are Alex Tanner and Kristen H.

Best of luck to both contestants.

Voting will end January 26^th 2024

Lost Companion

By: Alex Tanner

 We've walked wild blossom filled meadows,

Bees hummed in verdant grass,

Birds sang in leaf clad hedgerows,

Rabbits fled as we strolled past.

We've walked through winter woodlands

Snow deep upon the path;

Geese took their flight before us

By ponds like crystal glass.

Winter's dawn or Summer's sunset

Together we have been

Inseparable companions

Linked by a common gene.

No more to race through bluebell woods,

No more to frighten hares,

No more to roll in autumn leaves,

No more to hear my cares.

No more to sit in dappled glade

As you lay at my feet,

Your soulful eyes ne'er left my face

You judged not when I speak.

Alone I walk the meadows

The woods in winter too.

And though I walk in silence

I feel your presence through.

Dear Stranger

By: Kristen H

 “Have a good day!” I smiled

as we ended our conversation.

I’d never met her before today,

but there's something

about talking to a stranger

that fills my day with wonderment.

It’s always easy

to talk to a familiar.

but to a stranger…

There’s so much to learn.

I have so many questions

and so little time.

For a split second,

the sonder is present.

What have you done with your life?

What was your childhood like?

Describe your mother in 3 words.

Where do you work?

Do you drink coffee?

I would love to meet for coffee

and listen to stories about your life…

Instead, I leave the grocery line

in wonder.

Goodbye, Dear Stranger.

I didn’t even catch your name.

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