Spring

spring

(4/6 , 1997)

FIRST PLACE     spring breeze     the willow shakes out     a hint of green                                 Susan StanfordSECOND PLACE         spring breeze         across the broken fence         my neighbor waves                                             Yu ChangTHIRD PLACE            spring thaw            the wet sound            of the river released                                                    -willardBELOW FOURTH PLACE  raspberry brambles  fence the lumber road -  this second spring                                     Paul MacNeil     spring burial     his twin stands up to read     the eulogy                           Laura Young       flipping to the first page        - spring breeze                                      doris kasson     the noon sun gleams     through a spring shower     sandhill cranes dance                                             Ferris       on warm spring breeze       laughter of children at play       grandmother listens                                              ken kuniyuki  shuffling his feet  he offers a pink crocus           -first blush of spring                                                  jean king       spring rain-       on her lap, the cat       is dreaming.                               -Mark Bird   spring robin   head cocked to one side   another worm                              Dave B.     bright spring morning     child's homemade breakfast     blue bunnies and eggs                                             Carolyne       spring morning --       daughter leaves the house       before we wake                                      - Jim Mullins   morning sun   carressing fresh buds   spring at last                              Fred     from black soil     gold crocuses--     spring alchemy                                  Joe Kirschner       spring       dust motes       stained glass                                   omeric  spring evening  one cicada  on the hummingbird feeder                                                   Hilary Tann     a robin     worms - spring from humus     it listens                         -Loran       yawning; spring dawning.        foot   s t r e t c h i n g   from bed, testing...               s-s-s-till a winter floor!                                                               Michael J. Peterson                                                               

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