Ice

ice

(12/10/01)

_________First Place__________

desert motel

flies frozen

in the ice maker

Carmel C. Lively 

 ________Second Place________

winter dusk--

a lone figure twirls

on the ice

Kathy Lippard Cobb

 _________Third Place________

icemelt

the moon drifts

through my whisky

Rob Scott 

wish pond

my penny on top

of the ice

Darrell Byrd

_________Below Third Place________

smlaughing children

trying to catch ice fairies

in the wind

Pamela Molhuysen

ice on the walk

two strangers navigate

introductions

-roberta beary  

sudden cold snap

the bird bath sealed

in blue ice

Gene Williamson 

wolf moon

I hear the creaking

of the ice

kathi  

wintry blast -

two ducks slide

across the ice

Jaloe 

nursing her ice tea

until the shade spreads out

August afternoon

Carmen Sterba 

pizza for two...

the Zamboni

backs onto the ice

Hugh Waterhouse 

ice cream --

the broken cone

drips 'very-berry'

ana babic

ice

coats the koi pond

imprisoned sun

copyright 12/3/2001 by Wendy C. Bialek

black ice

the sound of

fender benders

Janet Parker 

ice on the front steps--

the warmth of underwear

straight from the dryer

DeVar 

new black ice

first skater unable

to touch the moon

emile molhuysen 

sunlight sparkles

on iced pine trees

after the storm

Rose Marie Stutts

out from the concert -

ice-coated branches sparkle

in the city sky

visnja  

ice pond at dusk -

feathers softly fringed

an owl hoots

Carol Raisfeld 

blue ice -

she does not

see me

Ghost Cat 

ice on the pond

water hyacinth

wilted crystals

carol Sircoulomb 

winter winds

sweeping slivers of ice

from drifted snow

Eileen M. Benavente-Blas 

spring sky

the icy spray from

a waterfall

ito

cocktail hour

the sound of ice

in the shaker

Patricia A. Laurent

crackling ice cubes -

over the glasses

their eyes meet

Betty

ice storm in Texas

advances across the South ~

prunes pines in a SNAP!

chibi

the bedroom curtain shifts-

outside, brake lights redden

midnight ice

Dove 

the vole's reflection

last night's pond ice ...from beneath

one more set of eyes

art 

kitchen kisses

melting

ice sculptures

doris kasson 

whisky on the balcony ~

winter moon reflected

in the ice cubes

Tore Sverredal 

An ice-storm outside.

Holding my child in my arms,

I can fall asleep.

Horst Ludwig

enclosed in ice

a shriveled rose petal

homeless child’s smile

Victor P. Gendrano 

cold catch

flapping to live

ice fishing

peigi 

young child's wish come true

under the christmas tree

a new pair of ice skates

dragonfly 

rain forest

drips from ice carved palm trees

ripple the fruit punch

Edward 

5pm -

the steady rain

turns into ice

Laurene Post