Acorn
acorn
(10/3/99)
_________First Place__________gathering lightat the tip of the acornyesterday's rainYu Chang
________Second Place________quiet woods -sound of an acorn fallingthrough the treeelsie
_________Third Place_________ late fall -an acorn slipsbeneath the leaveshilary tann
_________Below Third Place________
laughing girl -on every fingertipan acorn capHarold
first frost -in my snow bootsa stash of acornsJaloe
autumn splash--the acorns we tosseddrift apartCindy Tebo
scatteredamong the fallen leaves- acornsdoris kasson
stock stillthe deer and I -sounds of acorns fallingCharles Trumbull
acorn shellson the picnic tableblack squirrelDon Wharram
weekend gardening...buried acorns sproutingamong the liliesCarolyn
an acornbetween two cobblestones -the pilgrim's straw hatTimothy Russell
light rainan acorntaps the roofLinda Robeck
storing away acornsfor the eyes of snowmen~dreams of winter snowgary steinberg
as acorns fallthe squirrel leaps this waythen thatsoji
old temple -acorns on the groundssame as Buddha's faceToshiya Kitayama
fresh acorns -the slurp of pigsin mudjohn.
children and squirrelsbusily gathering acornsbehind the headstonesgary warner
an acorn dropsbehind the squirrel--squirrel drops his acorn!elbert pruitt
the acornsuch a feastin the squirrels handschris williams
morning silencea squirrel unearths an acornin the mulch bedJoann
autumn evening--the stillness interruptedplop of an acornJoe Kirschner
all the wayI hear acornsfallMax Verhart
scrub oak-in the breakdown lanecrushed acornsebj
fall planting -squirrel buries acorns inmy flower gardenEdward
chill wind -an acorn buried deeperin the leavesAlison Williams
under oak treegolden leaves and acornsrest togetherHazel
in the boy'strouser-pocket -acornsTore Sverredal
small handsstring acorn shellsbracelet for mamapeigi
A refreshing walk.Back where I parked, an acornpanged hard on my car.Horst Ludwig
After the storm;the plop!of the last acorn.Sue
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