Asher Mintzer is in the seventh grade at Groves Academy in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He graduated from the Minneapolis Jewish Day School last year. In the summertime, he enjoys fishing, spending time with his grandpa, going to camp, and hanging out with friends. In the fall, he plays Ultimate Frisbee for the Hopkins Junior Varsity team.
Poetry, Grades 7 - 9: First Place
My Place - Asher Mintzer
When I am stressed I go fishing.
Fishing lets me escape
to a place where I don’t need to worry.
There is only the sound of nature,
the birds chirping,
the ducks quacking,
And the deer stepping on the damp ground with their hard hooves.
I see the lake,
the water is as smooth and clear
as glass
with the occasional ripple
of a turtle
peering his head out of the water to look around.
I see the red, yellow and orange leaves
on the beautiful trees in the distance
looking back at me.
Cast
after
cast,
it is like throwing my troubles
away.