FOX 50 Contest Yields Very Creative Clay Poems

You may remember reading about a contest that FOX 50 (WRAZ) in the Raleigh/Durham area held for North Carolina Clay fans. Well, all of the poems are up at Fox 50's website, and three of the poems that placed as runners-up can also be found at The Clayboard. Runners-up received a CD for their efforts.

Here are the three runner-up poems from The Clayboard:

From yea4clay:

Cast in the limelight, a
Likeable young man.
Adored by millions
You are a true

American Idol.
Invisible no more, a
Kind, gentle teacher with an
Engaging grin, who
Now can sing to the world.


From CLA4L:

What can I say
About that wonderful day
When I first heard the voice of Clay

But there was something more
Not heard before

It was coming from above
And filled with love

God sent us a gift
To give us a lift

Proclaiming throughout the land
The true Measure of A Man

Many have tried to make him fall
But he continues to stand Tall

Brightening our days
In A Thousand Different Ways

So what else is there to say
God is the potter, he is THE CLAY


From Morgan Rowan:

spit and polish
make up and hair gel
just the right colored shirt
to bring out his eyes

they made him beautiful
they created an idol. . .
the once ugly duckling
had now magically become a swan

at least that's what they thought
what they didn't see
couldn't possibly know
was that Clay was already beautiful

on the inside. . . behind those heavy glasses
under that fringe of dyed brown hair
despite that funny shell necklace
behind that timid smile

was a heart bigger than all of his lithe body
a heart that outsized his huge hands
larger than his elfin ears
bigger even than his shattering voice

no, they didn't make Clay beautiful
they just uncovered him
like a priceless, rare painting
and he began to shine . . .

Congratulations to these fans and everyone else who entered. What very talented people are a part of ClayNation!!

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