River

river

(3/12/00)

_________First Place__________sunset the way the river gently folds it  rjscott

 ________Second Place________river walk a heron's legs disappear step by step  john

 _________Third Place________    bending the river moves on  - rien

_________Below Third Place________

spring thaw - a sandal floats on the river  Earl Keener

war memorial in the old man's eyes a silent river  Debi Bender

end of winter~ the scent of softened earth at the river's edge  Marjorie Buettner

quiet river-- the ripple left behind by the lead duck  m. cross

steady rain - the river widens between us  Yu Chang

at dusk a boat with  paper lanterns  drifts down the river   George Andes

winter moon follows my stroll along the river  Susumu Takiguchi

river’s roar the kitten’s mouth empty of it’s cry  Linda Robeck

blue heron poised between sky and river  Joanna Preston

listening to the river only I and the old pine  Tore Sverredal

Heavy snow flakes whiten the last ice floes on the river  Horst Ludwig

Riverfront Property - a kingfisher perches on the For Sale sign  hilary tann

the leaning tree bends across the river almost a bridge  Don Wharram

the cruise ship rises at the mouth of the river first nausea  Joseph Kirschner

still there on the mantelpiece; yellow river  20(c)00 O.G.Aksnes

sweeping along the bottom of the canyon the ghost of the river  arkady elterman

the river a deeper blue than you  gary steinberg

transparency in the river slivers of silver  Barb Camp

redrock cliffs rise high above the river an eagle plunges  Marlene Egger

the noise of ice piled up below the bridge river breakup  DeVar

canoeing ~ a kingfisher dives from the river bluff  elsie

a river where a people  used to walk  copyright 3/3/2000 by Wendy C. Bialek

muddy river motionless gulls floating past  Max Verhart

houseboat floating on darkening river- they make dinner  peigi

Surprise storm- cars navigate through sudden riverSUE TORRES

a million raindrops on streams reach placid riverena

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