Earthquake
earthquake
(10/3/99)
_________First Place__________earthquake drill...school children gigglingunder their desksCarolyn
________Second Place________after the earthquakethe flickering candlecalm again_-_Gary Warner
_________Third Place_________ earthquake -reaching out for somethingto hold ontodoris kasson
_________Below Third Place________
earthquake -temple bells ringfor the last timeEdward
after the earthquakestartled by the soundof a truckLinda Robeck
mild earthquakethe crowd on Main Streetkeeps going-ito
in earthquake's wakea moonbeam streams acrossthe unharmed altarBetty
earthquake -the baby sleepsright through itAlison Williams
In the shadowboxa porcelain shepherdess trembles --earthquake.Jean King
after the earthquakethe Buddha and his smiledetachedarkady elterman
the televisionmaking a faraway earthquakeseem even farthergary steinberg
earthquakes end~such utter silencebefore chaossoji
after the earthquakeonly kokeshi childrenare left standingvisnja
in the brief hushafter the earthquakea bird singsMaleti (Mary Lee McClure)
autumn light--a chandlier swings inthe earthquakean'ya
After the earthquakea breathless hush...somewhere a baby cries.Sue
earthquake -everything changesin secondsjohn.
newsof an earthquake back home:her lip quiversTimothy Russell
in the still airlotus bud tremblesearthquaker. joyce heonseptember 1999
after the earthquake sidestepping the pavement crackshilary tann
Taiwan earthquakemy friend isgoneR. Marie Stutts,EdD
after the earthquakeharvest moon passesover the rubbleDeVar
flavors of stillnessover a hot cup of teaafter the earthquakedon socha
earthquake!all around the Acropolishouses tumble downCharles Trumbull
earthquake ending -you notice a crackin the bar soapHarold
earthquake-the CEO's officecrosses the streetYu Chang
grandpa's farmold earthquake shelternow a jam cellarHazel
Pale earthquake faces.Red camellia petalsin the cold debris.Horst Ludwig
earthquake-from dust and ashesa burning resolvepeigi
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