Dawn

dawn

(10/29/01)

_________First Place__________

frosty dawn -

the scent of woodsmoke

from the cold stove

Laurene

 ________Second Place________

dawn

the sound of studded tires

on an empty road

eric

 _________Third Place________

dawn -

the mist

moos

Nancy Smith

_________Below Third Place________

dawn journey

conversation dotted

with yawns

Celia Crook

at dawn

the orange bill

of a blackbird

Hugh Waterhouse

another dawn

he comes home

with the frost

Cindy Tebo

sea swells

ripple into shore

misty dawn

Gene Williamson

autumn dawn

grabbing a favourite sweater

as I head out door

Hazel

rose dawn -

the ballerina tightly wraps

her ankle

Kathy Lippard Cobb

African dawn -

the tall grass whisper

of danger not too far

~emile & isa

dawn mists

curl around the mountain -

a far off sun

Kevin ryan

dawn

a whinny

fades

o

just before dawn

urban constellations glow

kitchen window lights

Edward

dawn bleaches

the faraway hills...

talk of war

kirsty

waking to a dawn

filled with birdsong

a widow weeps

Eileen Blas Schaefer

rosey dawn -

the spider fixes

its catch

-naia

autumn dawn -

cold sun

seems a bit closer

Ghost Cat

barely dawn

the autumn songsters

lighten the chill

Dr. Angelee Deodhar

pale moon

another sleepless night

waiting for dawn

Carmen Sterba

clinging

to the dawn sky

a moon sliver

Darrell Byrd

in the dark

just before dawn

our first kiss

emile molhuysen

on the beach

her shadow shortens

a new dawn

James M. Thompson

dawn . . .

before the sun

venus rises

alan j summers

sleepless night

dawn comes late

in autumn

Patricia A. Laurent

just before dawn

the sound of rainfall

and distant thunder

Becky Bunsic (tukiko)

winter dawn

kissing the petal

of her breast

Earl

early dawn

morning glories, moonflowers

coming and going

Lesley

what secrets night holds

are often misunderstood

by dawn's early light

Dana Florestano

at dawn

the Morning Star constant

above the dark trees

Marylouise Knight

two deer graze

while the others watch

autumn deer

DeVar

dawn

finally I chase off

the moon

gary steinberg

brushing

my teeth before dawn

last night's bonfire

paul conneally

almost dawn

silver-edged grasses

reveal the chill moon

zuiho (SF)

Late October dawn -

some fields already empty,

one combines seems stuck

Horst Ludwig

feeding at dawn

a doe and her shadow

dance a pas de deux

Jaloe

before dawn

yapping breaks the calm -

new puppy

Deborah Watson

dawn

barely rising

deep winter

Rob Scott

dawn

a still-bright lake shimmers

beyond empty trees

MaryJane Turner

diagnosis confirmed

setting the alarm

for dawn

roberta beary

dawn by the sea

a loud snoring

from the sailing-boat

Tore Sverredal

winter dawn -

cosmos blushed

in a shell of ice

ana b

the chilling darkness -

next door chimney's barest brick

in october dawn

art

spring morning -

dawn casts a rosy glow

across the sky

Janet Parker

stray cows moo in the

pre-dawn fog as we

search for them

Rose Marie Stutts

at dawn

skating over the roof

a screeching crow

Edith Muta

just before dawn

I find my husband

in la la land

Pamela Molhuysen

Greek dawn,

dressed in saffron

by rosy fingers

Florence V.

geese get us

in their noisy wavelength

this yellow dawn

Micheline Beaudry

fireworks hit the dawn

over sleeping dragons

an eye for an eye

Victor P. Gendrano