Glass

glass

(12/21, 1997)

FIRST PLACE

bright moonlit nighton the glass buildingother buildings                         rdwms

SECOND PLACE

divorce papers-reading the fine printwith a magnifying glass                                      Carolyne

THIRD PLACE

a break in the clouds -her wine glasshalf-filled with rain                                 Mark Alan Osterhaus

Broken glass -on the pavementscattered gleams of sunset                                             Margarita

BELOW THIRD PLACE

her lipstickon the empty wine glass -smoldering yule log                                 Tom Genovese

grandpop's cupboard-brown rings in the bottomof every glass                        Joann

my crystal glassringing more sweetlywith each sip                     Tak

glass iciclesreflecting the last emberschildren's sleepy eyes                                     Ferris

cheap whiskeyin a glass of new snow -slow clouds                   Paul MacNeil

in the museum-the mammoth's glass eyestaring at nothing                             dean delbene

in the glass votivea flamethrowing shadows on the wall                                                Cindy Zackowitz

swirls of frostclimb the window glass;pink sunrise                    Pardee

lipstickon the glass ---last night fading                            Steve Rys

patio recessthe lost juice glassfound by ants                      paul m

telling mehow you broke the glass...your red lips                     Hugh Waterhouse   

still dazzlingin spite of the yearsgrandma's cut glass                                 Maleti (Mary Lee McClure)

peacock leaping       into himself         on the mirrored glass                                            Donald McLeod

first dateat a nearby bara glass of beer                        Patricia A. Laurent

broken glassmingled with wind blown snowin the empty hall                            Paul Blake

glass of bourbonand a good book--that's it             Charlie Rossiter

unstained glasshis imagejust the same                      -willard

her necklace -a drop of rain clingingto a clear glass bead                                   Harold

stale beerat the pavement's edgebroken glass                     hilary tann

spun glass ornamentsdecorate the Christmas treeGrandma's hand-me-downs                                           Cindy Bene  

first snowfallframed in glass window- a new pageant                          bill lerz

free blown glass vaseslightly imperfecta rose          ken kuniyuki

little childrenwith noses pressed on the glasseyeing the puppies                               DeeDee

forgetting the glassyoung lovers toast and kiss --wine stain on the sheets                                        ~lee

on mirrored glassin feathered crystalsher breath is etchedcopyright 12/16/1997 by Wendy C. Bialek                                                              

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