Ingrid Gingerich wins Poetry Competition at One Book Two Book

Congratulations, Ingrid. We are incredibly proud!

Roughly 800 students submitted writing for the 2016 One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Event. Ingrid won the 8th grade writing competition, and her piece was also a “From the Heart” category winner. She read her poem at the Feb 26 One Book Two Book evening event.

You can read her poem below:

3 A.M.

What a strange state I find myself in.

Some call it an ungodly hour.

I disagree.

At times there is simultaneous

Sleeplessness,

Awakening,

Despair,

Hope.

I find myself as close

And as far

From God

As I ever have.

Suddenly, a word

Comes to me.

Then many beautiful words,

Which tumble onto a page

Of my mind.

Flittering like birds

On the horizon of thought,

Fighting for my attention

In the dark,

They whisper.

One in particular,

Sonder.

The realization that every

Single

Person

Has a complex life

Just like mine.

How often do I think of them?

Not enough.

I sit silent.

Heart

Beating.

Mind

Racing.

Thoughts

Fighting.

Reminded of all I have not done,

But could have.

And when I did not do enough…

Find comfort in the Word.

Struggling,

Realizing.

What a strange and beautiful state I am

in

At 3 A.M.