Pond
pond
- the 3rd of six special kukai honoring Masaoka Shiki -
(6/11/01)
_________First Place__________
summer heat
the mare up to her belly
in the old pond
DeVar
________Second Place________
pond -
a mink comes out
of the dusk
Earl Keener
_________Third Place________
garden pond
a white koi nibbles
raindrops
Darrell Byrd
in twilight
the pond
a new color
Carol Raisfeld
_________Below Third Place________
shallow pond
an egret steps
into its reflection
Linda Robeck
old pond
distant crickets
enter the silence
Rob Scott
farm pond
a city boy parts the scum
Gary Steinberg
freshwater pond. . .
the great white heron
skims for minnows
Kathy Lippard Cobb
rain fills the pond
hundreds of moons
wink at me
Jaloe
ghetto pond
a styrofoam cup
on the lily pad
OwenB
on the pond
the ripples have wings
dragonfly
James M. Thompson
afternoon shadows
floating on the pond the wing
of a dragonfly
Gene Williamson
a breeze
ripples the pond
warbler's song
Martin Gottlieb Cohen
dried up pond
a dragonfy skims
the surface
Carmen Sterba
the old widow
can still see two reflections
in the pond
pam
a warm breeze -
each reed in the pond
stirs up silt
Benjamin Miners
cloudless pond
a water lily unfolds
out of the blue
hortensia anderson
open-air café
a swan quietly crosses
the pond
Tore Sverredal
serenity
falling water
in koi pond
robert leechford
pond
the reflection behind
ripples
o (og aksnes)
pond flies ~
a fisherman casts
into the sun
Laurene
brief evening nap
the moon slips
into the pond
soji
unseen pond
the sound of that jump
seems so far away
emile molhuysen
old mill pond
ripples through my heart
summers eve
Carmel C. Lively
as ripples end
the pond mirrors again
clouds passing by
Victoria G. Pulgar
dry pond
bobcat tracks circle
the rusty pump
maryjane turner
nightfall...
pale blossom
on the pond
Hugh Waterhouse
from the shallow pond
scooping tadpoles
for pets
Janet Parker
shakedown cruise--
on the pond
a duckling fleet
Maleti (Mary Lee McClure)
a fallen summer leaf
on a forest pond
lit by a sunbeam
haikim
hidden pond -
reflections ripple
on an egret's neck
Maria & Tumi Kathryn Steyn
lovers stroll
out by the pond
a bullfrog calls
Bob Parker
still pond -
dragonflies hover over
lily pads
Deborah Watson
one slow movement
white lily and cloud
float on the pond
Lesley Dahl
million dollar homes
fat raccoons prowl the shallows
of each goldfish pond
Edward
summer hike
the pond marsh
keeps her shoe
SUE Torres
pond's edge
feet stuck
in black mud
Mary Duggan
he stands at the edge--
with a mother's nudge
plops into the pond
Jay Neville
caught
fishing in the koi pond
.......... grounded again
doris kasson
cloudy day-
silvery ripples shiver
the silent pond
Sue
house shopping
checking out the yards
designing a pond
Hazel
My finger touches
the cool green leaf
fleeting in the pond
Helge Torvund
pasture pond
kids on horses
wet summer fun
Rose Marie Stutts
the frog hides
pond water moves
the spaniel dives
Carol Sircoulomb
searching the pond
for evidence of muskrats-
dead silence
kirsty
looking in the pond
the bunny sees another rabbit
and quickly runs away
peigi
so much life in the pond
then -
a sudden silence
Edith Muta
unsteady legs
a fawn's reflection
ripples in the pond
Cindy Tebo
Museum courtyard
for Hellenistic marbles,
pond of yellow iris
Florence V.
In the middle of a pond
an earthen bridge corrodes
just like old people
Wouter Andries
colorful autumn leaves
falling on
koi pond
Dana Florestano
still the woodland pond -
no leap-frog, water striders
lolling piggyback
art
water lilies
here & there a cloud
over the pond
copyright 6/5/2001 by Wendy C. Bialek
bustling market --
the quiet space around
a small pond
ito
the old pond
mirrors the sky --
a frog croaks
Max Verhart