anything about spring
(3/31/02)
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an empty cocoon -
the old woman sweeps winter
off her front porch.
karina
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bird song --
where do they hide
in these bare branches?
-Jim Mullins
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plum blossoms --
the clear blue sky is
part of the scent
Rob Scott
patches of snow-
the first lamb stumbles
to its mother
Sue
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first picnic
a drooling toddler
holds half a worm
Carol Raisfeld
gray day
against bare trees
forsythia
Nancy Smith
morning snow flurries
a spot or two of yellow
in the goldfinch flock
Edward
boat harbor
a blue kite out
from the cliff
o og aksnes
spring morning
two seniors
share a croissant
Carmel C. Lively
white clover
this waste area still
expects spring
kathi rudawsky
spring snow
drifts of dandelion puffs
against the barbecue
OwenB
birdsong
in the morning breeze
plum petals
ito
spring snow
robins and old apples
on the branch
DeVar
stopped in our tracks
the first faltering steps
of a new born lamb
sheila windsor
white plum blossoms--
a toddler runs naked
through the sprinklers
Kathy Lippard Cobb
swollen tips
on weathered branches-
..everywhere!
Dove
waving on the line
Farmer Jones's
long red underwear
Betty
unripe plums -
a street cat defends
his turf
Laurene Post
forgotten crocus
come out into the sun
no more hiding
Edith in Japan
peeking through the leaves
that fell from last autumn's trees
harbingers of spring
Dana Florestano
stepping on
shadows of clouds -
gathering greens
kim K
Upon silent hills
yellow soldiers
trumpet
Linda L. Creech
soft morning breeze
the scent and touch
of early spring
Janet Parker
dismal
rain and mud
camellias blooming!
Marie Stutts
green rain --
the garden drenched
with cucumbers
hortensia anderson
gathered storm
the rainbow swims
away from my hands
Earl Keener
warming my heart--
a yellow-green flush
on the willow
Mary Lee McClure
crows too
squabbling over twigs
- a sign of spring
doris kasson
up close to the house
where the snow has melted -
new green shoots
MaryJane Turner
Scattered on thick moss,
the bank of a slow-moving stream--
plum blossoms, just a few.
Karma Tenzing Wangchuk
next to fence
cow keeps wet calf
to herself
Ellen Dodds
that twig's
still not right !
coots are building
Hugh Waterhouse
my breath clouds
the pussy willow's
new litter
Mary Duggan
spring wine
a bee lapping the rim
of her glass
Darrell Byrd
sign of spring
purple crocus
by the tree
Patricia A. Laurent
so few berries left
yet the robin has returned
and his song is clear
jennie t.
in the birdbath
melting ice -
el nino
Jaloe
first purple bud
babies hand grasps
she looks up and smiles
Carol Sircoulomb
a flash of yellow
at the corner of my eye
first crocus
Marylouise Knight
a sure sign of spring
my neighbour beats the carpet
as well as his wife
paul t conneally
No sign of snow -
I guess it's spring
Or Christmas
Ghost Cat
On old folios
great pictures; at the window
the earlier sun.
Horst Ludwig
red maple buds
how brave... to face
General Winter's army
chibi
erratic spring weather
confused daffodils sprout
with confused reluctance
David Wood
warmer days
grandma replaces woolens
with pastel cottons
Carmen Sterba
a sign of spring -
rain on my newly cut hair
at the bus stop
alan j summers
spring drought
the daffodil bloom's
withered petals
soji
a first kiss
march in the city
taste of spring
emile molhuysen
thoughts that had succumbed
late prolonged cold, now freesias...
all in their places
art
among barren branches
scattered tufts of green
an orange butterfly
semi (AKA Terrie Relf)