Slippers

slippers

(12/10/01)

_________First Place__________

ice storm ~

crystal slippers on the

cemetery angel

chibi

 ________Second Place________

morning sounds

proud little feet

in big slippers

Pamela Molhuysen

 _________Third Place________

tug-of-war

the dog hangs onto

my other slipper

doris kasson

_________Below Third Place________

Manicured lawn

two old ladies

in slippers

Angèle Lux

Japan-bound

soft shuffle of slippers

down the plane aisle

visnja 

the small hours

padding sounds of slippers

from the kitchen

Tore Sverredal

my sigh unheard -

the warmth

of his slippers

Carol Raisfeld

old slippers

their friendship grows

with age

Victor P. Gendrano

December...

reaching in the dark

for my slippers

Hugh Waterhouse

goose-down slippers -

bread crumbs scattered

on crusted snow

Laurene Post

news of war...

her favorite slipper

nibbled by a mouse

ito 

frigid night

in the doghouse-

my slippers

Darrell Byrd

winter drizzle--

his old slippers still beneath

the nightstand

Kathy Lippard Cobb

snowmelt -

in the garden

a red slipper

Betty

cold feet

in her sheepskin slippers

the kitten sleeps

Edward

under the bed

the puppy and

the missing slippper

Janet Parker

winter day

a slipper jutting out

of the ice

Martin Gottlieb Cohen 

desert condo

a dog waits beside

his master's slippers

Carmel C. Lively

worn slippers

on worn-out carpet-

door latch check

Dove 

his slippers

on his side of the bed--

a widow sleeps

Eileen M. Benavente-Blas 

just a soft carpet -

rain soaked leaves

not slippery anymore

emile molhuysen 

Lady's Slippers

bloom beside the bog bridge...

trail scents

kirsty 

cold moon

I slide my feet into

fleece-lined slippers

kathi  

icy morning rain

grandpa dons his old slippers

to fetch the paper

Gene Williamson 

midnight pee -

my slippers absorb

the bed's warmth

Rob Scott  

putting the hand -

on the cat when looking for

slippers

Micheline Beaudry 

surprise!

mice stashed pecans

in our slippers

Rose Marie Stutts 

resting on the hearth

two pair of bedroom slippers

lovers embracing

dragonfly 

milk bottles clink

a month-old kitty asleep

in a red slipper

Carmen Sterba 

nighttime frigid drafts...

felt slippers worn and hole-torn

though cozy enough

art 

Pre-winter thrift-store:

these slippers could come handy.

I should try them on.

Horst E. Ludwig

cocktail hour

drinking champagne

from my slipper

Patricia A. Laurent

fuzzy slipper

kitten purrs

a new bed

Carol Sircoulomb 

lost slipper

under the bed-

sleeping house mouse

peigi 

cinderella’s slipper  --

a small replica

in the window

ana babic 

under the Xmas tree -

new slippers

for Santa Claus

Jaloe 

Man in slippers

assembles harness

in the basement.

Ghost Cat 

home with a cold

he wears his slippers

to get the mail

DeVar

grandma's Christmas -        

slippers trimmed in faux

gray panther

Nancy Smith 

rubber soled slipper

mother/daughter identified

by dna

copyright 12/4/2001 by Wendy C. Bialek