Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02
Interest Shown In
Poem Contest

office in regard to the poem contest
to be held this month, and sponsored
by the News-Record.
Only partial list of prizes are
available at this time SO this phase Of
the contest must remain mystery
until our next issue. We can, however,
state definitely that fer the best poem.
submitted each weel, the writer will
receive check for one dollar. The
judges are to be two men, fully quail
fled to pass on the merits of any
sweet singer" Of the Island, Mr..
Jackson Corbet, editor of the Marine
Digest, and his neighbor, Mr.. l.. s.
Robe. The reward for the two best
poems submitted during April are to
be two large, hand colored pictures
donated by Norman Edison.
This poem contest is the result of
the suggestion made by Mr.. Edison a
feA weeks ago. Knowing that the
Island has many poets, old and young,
and loving and knowing the Mountain
as possibly no one else on the Island
does. Mr.. Edison felt that there was a
vast possibility for some wholesome
fun, little profit, and the possible
discovery of unsupported talent in
contest Of this sort. So send in your
poems at once on any phase of the
Mountain as viewed from our Island.
You may choose your own meter,
style, etc. Limit the length of your
production to four stanzas of any
number of lines up to six. Needless
to say if you wish to make your poem
less than this there will be no objec-
ton.
All poems to be judged during the
weeks ending April 9Th, 10Th, 23rd and
30th, must be in this office by the
Monday preceding the date. Already
several have poems ready to send into
this contest. Needless to say the
earlier the poems are in the simpler
will be the task of judging. While
not exactly a case Of the early bird
catching the worm" this is case OF
the judges, both busy men, being able
to give greater consideration to the
poems coming in in reasonable time.
Each week the News-Record will pub
fish the best poem of that week, and
in the final judging we will not only
publish the two best poems, but will
mail copies of the paper to as many
friends as the two most talented of our
Island poets may desire us to.
Before we get through we are going
to find out how many people have
been hiding their lights under bushels,
as well as having lot of fun. And
we sincerely trust that our young
people will get busy, and show the
older people just what the younger
generation can do. (And don't let
those older poets know it, but we are
going to dig up some special prizes
for the best poems written by high
school and grammar school pupils)
A very splendid example of what
may be written about the Mountain
from our Island is the following poem
by Norman Edison:
The SUMS Last Glow.
Across the salty breadth of Puget
Sound
Behold hoary mountain peak, aglow
At Heavens portals blue, in glory
crowned
BY radiant sun, while lesser hills be-
low,
Lie wrapped in ev'ning's misty shades
around.
Against the dark'ning sky this Mon
arch spreads
His gilded throne, uplit in pencilled
beams
From sinking sun in clouds of golden
reds
Der castled rocks his glacial mantle
CLEANS
With scintillating light ON snowy beds.
Along the wooded shore and tide
swept bay,
I pray that some time you will stray
with me,
And meath the Swallowed fir at end
of day,
Well idly watch beyond the inland
sea,
The Mountains splendour slowly
fade away.
EASTER PROGRAM.