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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