Comments by judge Duncan Mercredi: “How many times has one dug out old photographs and recalled days of laughter and tears? Well words can do the same, ‘each medal had a photograph for a partner,’ each line bringing with it a sense of loss, a feeling of sadness. Then another line, ‘I held your old football boots this morning, they were there where you always left them,’ and a smile forms recalling happier days. There is sadness here, some tears and hope, hope that somehow dressing up the old boots will bring a sense of closure.”