Hamish Lloyd took second place in the years 5/6 poetry/song lyrics category of the Wangaratta Young Writers Award with this piece. The competition is run annually by the Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta and the Rotary Club of Wangaratta, and is supported by the Wangaratta Library.

In the winter

The sun is sleeping

In a pine tree forest

A lake is freezing

All the tall mountains

Covered in snow

Someone in the library

Is choosing a book to borrow

In the winter

The fire is burning

In the living room

On the TV

A game show plays

My chocolate drink is hot

But when I go outside

My hands are not.