Fence
fence
(4/1/01)
_________First Place__________
flooded fields -
a swan floats between
fence posts.
Ben Miners
________Second Place________
soft rain -
the old stone fence
green with moss
hortensia anderson
_________Third Place________
leaning over
the split-rail fence –
fragrant roses
Linda Robeck
_________Below Third Place________
schoolyard fence -
memorial flowers
in the chain link
Carol Raisfeld
behind the brick fence
a red ball appears
and disappears
Bettina Davis
deep in the woods
this old stone fence
still standing
Janet Parker
wire fence
the smell of coal dust
from the barge
Martin Gottlieb Cohen
broken fence--
wildflowers fill
the empty spaces
Kathy Lippard Cobb
gathering clouds
the weed whacker catches the fence
Gary Steinberg
glancing back -
her black nose
between fence posts
-naia
nosy neighbors --
bougainvillea
climb over the fence
Betty
sweet peas in bloom
my dog's tail disappears
under the fence
Darrell
this year's quake
the neighbor's fence
in another yard
Cindy Tebo
bird feeder
a black cat creeps
by the fence
og_a
four strand fence
a boy and the old bull
face each other
DeVar
above the creek
a crooked fence
morning mist
Patricia A. Laurent
dandelions bloom
first one then three then nine
no respect for fences
Jennie Townsend
tornado siren
the overpass fence
laced with litter
an'ya
prairie fire
a few charred fence posts --
nails holding nothing
Edward
old gray fence
between weathered boards
a black cat slinks
James M. Thompson
old fence
deep in brambles
two eyes
Laurene
through the fence
the large eyes
of the colt
Carmel C. Lively
spring frost--
a meadowlark drops
to the fence rail
Ellen Compton
beyond the fence -
oat grass and sand stretch
to the sea
MaryJane Turner
the old broken fence
lays down before
the apple blossom
Chris Swift
twittering sparrows
atop a chain link fence
brown tree snake below
Eileen Blas Schaefer
hoar frosted world
on an iron fence
some crows
max verhart
jots in magenta
crowding the orchard board fence…
wild stand of crane's-bill
art