"Ode to Joy" by James Corbin (Piscataquis County Winner)

When I saw you,

Oh pure joy,

A tiny newborn baby boy,

You lit up my life,

took away all my strife,

My sweet bro,

who I didn’t know,

would be always forever,

my light.

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James Corbin, a thirteen-year-old homeschooler from Dover-Foxcroft, enjoys writing poetry immensely. His other interests include art, traveling, reading, and baking. “Ode to Joy” was inspired by his little brother’s birth during a time of grief and loss.