February

(1/31/99)

First Place February flurries filling the open mailbox seed catalogs jean kingSecond Place filtering softly through February rain the postman's whistle FerrisThird Place thin moon - the fine cold rain of February Alison WilliamsBELOW Third PLACE

February dawna cardinal flock colorsthe tulip tree JoannFebruary mist -cattails appearand reappear hilary tannFebruary rain --under the awninga sparrow's calls acm

february nighttwo one-eyed pick-up truckspass each other Dennis H. Duttona starlingon the blue windowsillFebruary sun paul mFebruary sunsnowdrops and grape hyacinthsbreak through cedar mulch ~cindy bene

pale sun -this February coldnessin my bones norm jensenFebruary tides -a trawling boat strandedon the mudflats Harold

the dragon givesme back my birthdayfebruary next year emile molhuysen

February foghaloes of streetlightswarming the tarmac Timothy CollinsonFebruary thaw --she hides the henna-paintedflowers on her hand Charles Trumbull

February coldwe lie together - like spoons -old friends in old skin Michael Facherty

tearing off February-is it only three monthssince she died ? Sue

February walkgrains of dry snowsting my cheek Paul MacNeil

February windsagainst the river's currenta great blue heron -CarolyneFebruary dayclouds pile up like icebergsin the northern sky Elaine Cleveland

sagging snowmanbudding snow-drop -february Max Verhart

her cold glanceswarmed by his rosesFebruary thaw Betty

lettinghis first snowman melt -February's child

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