Migratory Birds

migratory birds

(3/12/00)

_________First Place__________ withered field--a mallard's headthe only greenm. cross

 ________Second Place________March wind -the oriole's nest clingsto the wild cherryEarl Keenershe pausesin mid-sentencean oriole's songYu Chang

 _________Third Place________    cranes' lake;hundreds of beakspierce the mist20(c)00O.G.Aksnes

_________Below Third Place________

in the dense fogtheir thousand voicespassing southarkady elterman

tulips just upsoftly the thrushrecollects her songJeanne Zastera

I return to my old house --on the fence, a robinBetty

skywriting -  the geese depart    in formationhilary tann

approaching springan arrow of geesepoints the wayLinda Robeck

how flattering!two robins fight overour patchy yard-ren

the daythe first son leavesfirst bluebirdLee Gurga   

upliftingthe far-offcall of the swiftCharles Trumbull

fingers flyingthrough the field guide- migratory birdsdoris kasson

chickadee's nestin the log cabinbroken windowPatricia A. Laurent

painted buntingshere and gone~southwest windMaleti

wood ducksremembering how much she loves wood ducksgary steinberg

morning skygaggling garlandsof geeseMax Verhart   

illegal aliensgather at the bus stopmigratory birdsBill Hudson

song ofredwind blackbirderasing winterBarb Camp

birdsong -an unseen redwingstirs the blossomjohn

after the snow -the majestic flightof the white storkTore Sverredal

spring evening-hunting swallows swoopbetween the cattailsDeVar

afloatin the flooded wheat fieldcanada geeseJoann

spring puddlea passing heronin the schoolyardCindy Tebo   

buds in the pear treeoverhead twenty-two swansveer northMarlene Egger

cold moons darkling fugueand home, house finch casacadingcadenzas, zip back...art3.7.00

cold morning -a flock of robins coverthe bare tree elsie

I hearyour spring song trillsshy nightingaleena

Young hummerthoroughly searches forfeeder holeSUE TORRES

The first skein of geese -flying southwesterly? - Well,it is evening.Horst Ludwig

honking geeseheading northhigh skywayspeigi   

migrating birdson their waya feather giftcopyright 3/3/2000 by Wendy C. Bialek

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