Anything About Spring

anything about spring

(3/31/02)

_________First Place__________

an empty cocoon -

the old woman sweeps winter

off her front porch. 

karina

 ________Second Place________

bird song --

where do they hide

in these bare branches?

-Jim Mullins 

 _________Third Place________

plum blossoms --

the clear blue sky is

part of the scent

Rob Scott

patches of snow-

the first lamb stumbles

to its mother

Sue

_________Below Third Place________

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)