Julius Caesar - 2016

​​2016 Sonnet Contest Winners

From 2016-2018, a Sonnet Contest was held annually and the winning Sonnet would be read from stage during intermission. ​
Did Mercy Exist? by Andrew Tucker
Did mercy exist while heavenly lights were placed?
And did compassion dwell amidst the stars
Before man slashed his face sin-deep with scars?
Or was this precious balm with which we're graced
Created not till goodness fell, effaced
By thorn, by nail, by spear that sharply mars?
This soothing salve that heals the wounds of wars,
To which time may its origin be traced?
It could not be that mercy, precious gem,
Was merely stumbled on by accident.
Nay, it lay buried, deep in eternity,
And proof of this in your sweet face does lie;
In making your eyes He showed His full intent:
Before man fell, His pity wrought in them.
Second Place: Before Hiking to the Snow-filled Wood by Mel Goldberg.
Third Place: 155. by Shaun Russell.