The entries for this year's Putting Our Heads Together Migraine poetry contest were, as always, magnificent. They had our judges going in circles for days trying to choose the winners. As I read them, some made me smile; others brought tears to my eyes.

I hope you'll enjoy them as much as we did, and I hope you'll share them with other people. If there are people in your lives who still don't understand Migraines, encourage them to read these poems. You may find that these poems touch them in a way that nothing else can and help them understand better.

Drum roll, please...

First Place: What Happens in Here by Ann Silverthorn

Second Place: A Beautiful Foreboding by MamaD

Third Place: We All Are Bold by Lynn09

Fourth Place: Freight Train by Spudgirl

Honorable Mention:

(in alphabetical order)

The Attack by Kelly, FlywithHope

Devotion by Karilen

Fly High by Alaura

Helpless and Hopeful by ilikebirds

I Am Migraine  by Towner

The Invisible Illness by Kimberly

Migraine Acquaintance by Almostangela

Migraine King by jwar

Migraine Medication Change by MigrainePuppet

"My" Head by Teresa

Not Who I Am by Mom in VA

Pain's Duet by grautman

The Storm by AlliH

Sweet Sleep by wisecrakker

Uninvited Companion by walkergirl

The Visitor by Bob

More poems:

• Read all of this year's entries
• Read entries from previous years

Thanks and congratulations to all of you who entered the contest this year.

Special thanks to the National Headache Foundation for judging this year's contest.
 

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© Teri Robert, 2010
Last updated April 12, 2010.