December
december
(12/24/01)
_________First Place__________
december twilight
the distant rumble
of a snowplow
Edward
________Second Place________
december evening
in the sway of candle light
our shadows touch
sheila windsor
december wind
the tarp billows
on a drydocked boat
jennie townsend
_________Third Place________
mid-december
the sound of an acorn
on pond ice
-naia
_________Below Third Place________
December chill
the chimney damper
softly rattles
Darrell Byrd
december dusk--
mother unwraps the angel
with a broken wing
Kathy Lippard Cobb
december sunrise
mary and joseph's shadow
crosses the front yard
DeVar
december chill --
the bare branches of trees
shiver with stars
hortensia anderson
december
another fruitcake
arrives in the mail
Carmel C. Lively
December sky
a formation of crows
scatters in the wind
Johannes Manjrekar
December shoppers--
only the kids notice
the winking moose
ito
december
the sun barely rises
above the horizon
Tore Sverredal
December evening
a silver scoop of moon
spilling stars
Eileen M. Benavente-Blas
December morning
icy fingers creeping through
my covers
Angèle Lux
december's wind --
waiting on the el platform
we change places
OwenB
fresh from the shower
between clean flannel sheets
December night
Marylouise Knight
december rituals
grief in the holiday
glitter
Carol Raisfeld
warm December--
the smell of ferment
in corn stubble
Earl Keener
December ginko
everyone writes about
the blooming pansies
Ellen Compton
december fight
a so-called angel hair
on his shoulder
pamela molhuysen
distant complaints
beyond leafless trees
December crows
Dove
river gravel
reflects weak sunlight -
dry December
Ben Miners
December crowds
a pregnant woman waits
in line for Santa
Carmen Sterba
december moon
seen through bare branches
silent night
Patricia A. Laurent
December
children wait breathless
for guests
Ellen Dodds
late up --
you too have slept in
december moon
Rob Scott
december
the month to fill santa
with new batteries
emile molhuysen
december solstice -
a long shadow
brightens overnight
ana babic
december,,
after the party
a basket of discarded bows.
Karina
The almost round moon
in the late December days -
my friend in old days.
Horst Ludwig
December...
a cherry blossom
surprises a bee
joyce maxner
December -
the mountain air so clear
between snowflakes
Laurene Post
December twilight
frost clouds the window
my hearth pops
Patrick M. Burke
bag lady pins
plastic flower to her hat
december bells
Gene Williamson
angled snow
a child thrusts his anorak
into december
alan j summers
december rains flood
patio blossoms-happy
ivy celebrates
Richard Britt
december rain
rows of reeds line
this small inlet
Kathi
crusted snow glistening
under the full moon
this December night
Janet Parker
beneath the birdbath
petunias in december
a little solstice gift
Dragonfly
a tree rises
where once two towers stood
- december
doris kasson
December programs
baby dances
angels sing praises
Carol Sircoulomb
december pond, yips
yet aripple... beaver pups
bob for crab apples
art
mid December
new mums blooming
under Christmas tree
Hazel
december awakening~
tinsel, toys and tears
fake beards and pillows
.........falling
peigi
December chill --
a garden slug
inches toward my hearth
Johnye Strickland