Spring Thunder
spring thunder
(4/22/02)
_________First Place__________
rolling thunder
pink petals stick
to the pig's snout
Johannes Manjrekar
________Second Place________
rolling thunder . . .
tadpoles and their shadows
all mixed up
karma tenzing wangchuk
spring thunder
hail stones bouncing
on the tennis court
Darrell Byrd
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spring thunder
the porch light needs
a new bulb
maryjane turner
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distant thunder -
the marten's hunch over
a cracked wren egg
Nancy Smith
thunder
the squirrel looks
at me
Martin Gottlieb Cohen
listen! the temple bell
mountain to mountain
spring thunder
Carol Raisfeld
spring thunder
the puppies whimper
beneath the porch
gar
spring thunder-
a barn owl glides silently
across the moon
Sue
spring thunder -
the orange grove
in bloom
Laurene Post
a gust spoils
the magpie's landing
spring thunder
Hugh Waterhouse
for a second
before thunder --
trees turn silver
hortensia anderson
rolling thunder
boy and his dog
spring under the covers
~A Ramey
spring thunder--
the kitten nestles deeper
into its mother's curve
Kathy Lippard Cobb
the workers pace
on the farmhouse porch -
spring thunder
Joann
spring thunder --
soft tap of each
rain drop
-Jim Mullins
this warm spring night
his touch
and distant thunder
mary duggan
porch dust
distant thunder resonates
the broom in my hand
Lesley Dahl
dogwoods whiten
more just before the
spring thunder
chibi
spring thunder
stirs unspoken past
tears follow
Patricia A. Laurent
distant thunder
the photo's red eyes
closed
now
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spring thunder
a ruffled grouse startles
from its nest
Earl Keener
motorcycles
thundering along
nights are warm again
Edith in Japan
distant thunder -
through the window back and forth
cherry blossoms
Rob Scott
spring thunder
rolls away, leaving her
barefoot
kim.tanaka
spring thunder
beneath the black-eyed susans
bumblebees tremble
OwenB
poised
the lizard drops his tail
- spring thunder
doris kasson
spring thunder
the sound of the dripping tap
all night long
DeVar
distant spring thunder
a muffled growling
under the sofa
Tore Sverredal
THUNDER!!!
every grass blade
ducked.
Ghost Cat
spring thunder
opening day crowd erupts
grand slam home run
Edward
God's hand
reaching down to slap the earth
spring thunderclouds
Kate Creighton
rolling thunder
green-grey clouds
a hush... the storm
Rose Marie Stutts
a clap of thunder
in the distance
budding lilac bush
Janet Parker
thunder of hooves
reddish stallion leads
hailstorm
peigi
the thunderstorm done
a shower of birdsong
soothes my crying child
jennie t.
early spring thunder -
feeding his bees, the old man
feels his heart-troubles
Horst Ludwig
distant thunder-
the print shop sign says
YAHOO ITS SPRING
Dove
spring thunder
a skunk family
scurries under the house
semi
ker-BONK-chle, thunder
but once then splattering rain...
a sinus eases
art
through the door
thunder of machinery
gives way to birdsong
Hazel