Sports

sports

(2/5/01)

_________First Place__________exhaling    - the parachute opensdoris kasson 

 ________Second Place________winter rain I finger each seam on the baseballgary steinberg

 _________Third Place________    winter evening Orion chases the moon over the soccer fieldEarl  

_________Below Third Place________

lap after lap . . . the old speed skater's smooth paceoga 

no movement - the two kendo masters exhale for five minutes  Tore Sverredal

silent crowd -- the rhythmic thok of a ball  gop

first spring day

eyes of an old chow

follow the frisbee

Ellen Compton

night game-- above the diamond a bat flies  Laurene 

a team photo the hockey players' toothless smiles  DeVar

boxing gloves laced and then the itch  Mary Seabright

dirt track race --

a baby blanket drops

under the bleachers

an'ya

where I last saw him a jagged hole in the ice and cold cold water  Nancy Stewart Smith 

on his bike tossing bird seed the gulls follow  ~A Ramey

starting blocks-- my heart pounds faster just before the pistol fires  -naia

hardened clay

thud of a horseshoe

missing the stake

Debra Woolard Bender

spring opener the umpire brushes dirt off homeplate  Cindy Tebo 

Dragon Boat Race -- the women paddle against the wind  Angelika Kolompar

winter sport- children gather wood for the stove  Kathi

Sunday sport

two cans of cold beer

and a box of wings

paul t conneally

See! A promise of spring. Through winter’s last snowfall, crocuses sport their buds.  Bob Parker 

GOOOOOOAL!!! me and my coach hanging in the air  Ghost Cat

the perfect punch -

he drops like a stone

to the canvass

Carol Raisfeld

listen to the crowd

even in an empty gym

ball swishes the net

Dana Florestano

poetry in motion master of jumps and turns ice skater  Victor P. Gendrano 

nude flag football rules... if it doesn't come off in three seconds, let go  art 

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