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Magic is not dead! ❤️ The 2nd Edition of our Annual Poetry Contest dedicated to Love<\/strong> took part in February. Due to some circumstances, we had to postpone the judging until the end of April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, we are ready to announce the lucky WINNERS! <\/strong>😊 This year we have invited as expert Jury members three ladies, two of whom are native speakers of English:<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the Jury, it was a sheer pleasure to read and evaluate the submissions! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We received over 22 poems<\/strong>: almost twice as much as those we got last year! Each one demonstrated a truly special talent and outstanding command of English! We hope to double th\u0435 number next year! 😊<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Three of the submitted works were selected as winners, and six more were given appraisal and honourable mention! Once again – our special thanks to the Jury, for the great job!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are the lucky winners of Poetry Contest 2022 (2nd edition)!<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1st<\/sup> place<\/u><\/strong>: Love you with all my sins<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I ache to call your name, just in vain, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> place<\/u><\/strong>: The 8th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the week<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You don’t know how long <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup> place<\/u><\/strong>: Last Call<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I will call you one more time, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n * * * * *<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Six poems received high appraisal and honourable mention<\/strong>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The plan is to expand the contest and split the future submissions into 2 categories – white verse and rhymed poems. Perhaps we shall even include a separate award for haiku… Don’t forget to check the regulations in 2023!<\/p>\n Facebook account of ELS newspaper: click here<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Media Club Facebook account of ELS newspaper: click here<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By the ELS newspaper Facebook account of ELS newspaper: click hereInstagram account of the ELS newspaper: click here Magic is not dead! ❤️If we can still witness that sacred inner urge called Creativity and if you can keep pouring out your emotions on paper, we shall keep repeating: Every poem is not just a combination…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[223,101,168,86,1],"tags":[14,267,266,166],"yoast_head":"\n
If we can still witness that sacred inner urge called Creativity and if you can keep pouring out your emotions on paper, we shall keep repeating: Every poem is not just a combination of Skill and Art, but an act of Magic itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/0c-1024x768.jpg\")
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The contest-initiator and talent-seeker Valentina Atanasova (teacher of English and Electronic Media Club Leader) praised the authors who had accepted the challenge and shared their talent in public! Our readers had the chance to admire the applicants’ poetic skill and thought as we published the poems on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n
The award ceremony was on Thursday, 5th May, 2022. The young poets received books, certificates of merit and warm appraisal by Mrs. Neicheva, Principal of ELS “Geo Milev”, Burgas!<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1.jpg\")
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By Alexandra Sarieva, 10th<\/sup> grade, class “D”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
to feel my smile, widen with pain,
to shed a puppet tear from an empty eye,
to scream with silence with truth to lie.
You walk past my breath chases after
hungrily craving your skin and you laughter,
the air behind you bends in a tease
only for my eyes to please.
I may be naughty, I don\u2019t deserve you maybe,
but I really want to have you, baby,
Hazel eyes, as dark as romantic,
got me shaking with my voice so frantic.
Love of my life, my dearest sin,
all those words come from deep within,
if you don\u2019t want me, I will understand,
I\u2019ll remain colder still, now and then,
I will fall down in thoughts, collapse to the ground,
those words unspoken will never be found.
My tongue twisting, my sight beyond my stare,
I\u2019ll start walking towards the closest nowhere,
I\u2019ll find you anywhere in and out of this world,
I will do anything to be your girl.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Love-you-with-all-my-sins-1024x576.png\")
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By Darina Mireva, 8th<\/sup> grade, class “E”<\/strong><\/p>\n
I stare at photos of you
and wish that I was there.
What day will be our day? …
You’re like snow
beautiful on the outside
but cold on the inside,
once somebody approaches you,
you disappear.
What day will be our day? …
You twisted my heart
like a Rubik’s cube.
You’re red,
I’m green,
and the world isn’t ready
to see yellow.
If you would give me
a pinky promise,
then I would know that the 8th day of the week
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By Gabriela Dimitrova, 9th<\/sup> grade, class “B”<\/strong><\/p>\n
One last time, one last conversation.
I will hear your voice, you will hear mine.
You will ask me how I am,
And I will lie that I am fine between my tears.
We will talk for a long time,
We will laugh a lot, I will promise you out.
You will not know that this is our last call,
That this is our last conversation.
I will tell you that I love you and I will hang up.
I will wipe away my tears and I will disappear.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Last-call-1024x576.png\")
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He also received a special personal award<\/strong> from the contest-initiator!<\/li>\n
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Instagram account of the ELS newspaper: click here<\/a><\/p>\n