Tea

tea

(3/18/01)

_________First Place__________

twilight--

the lingering scent

of tea roses

Kathy Lippard Cobb

 ________Second Place________

the old woman

draws her shawl closer

scent of tea roses

soji 

 _________Third Place________

evening tea-

she squeezes

the honey bear

~A Ramey

_________Below Third Place________

on the floor

scattered tea leaves

a door slams

James M. Thompson

moon light

in two tea cups

wind through the plum trees

Bill Hudson

weak sun

two old men share tea

and memories

Johannes Manjrekar

waking in the chair

from a dream I can't recall-

my tea has grown cold

Earl

afternoon tea -

a trumpet vine

reaches skyward

Carol Raisfeld

summer rain

   the smell of green tea on the verandah

gary steinberg

winter rain

filling another pot

of tea

Rob Scott

the last of winter...

jasmine tea flowers

in a tin

joyce

rose garden --

two little girls sip

pretend tea

MaryJane Turner

sand garden -

we share a new tea

with the old monk

OwenB

winter fog

slowly lifting

the steam from my tea

Linda Robeck

sunny patio

clatter of tea cups

on grandma's tray

Carmen Sterba

tea break-

pigeons appear

out of nowhere

Sue

bayberry candle-

their reflections share

a pot of tea

-naia

tea party

the old doll in a rocker

without an invitation

Cindy Tebo

beneath the willow

graceful kimonos bow

tea ceremony

Nancy Stewart Smith

broken tea cup

china flowers shatter -

moving on

Marylouise Knight

old friends

reading memories

in the tea leaves

Jaloe

Warmed by conversation

our tea grows cold

Where did the time go?

Bettina Davis

Though March sun's still pale

we can have our tea outside

holding tight the cups.

Barbara Franz

he stirred the tea

with his fingertip --

cup giggled

r.wilson

between us

shared warmth

in a teacup

Maleti (Mary Lee McClure)

a squirrel

lands on the feeder

steaming tea

og_a

hospice room

sharing cups of twig tea

now just for comfort

Lesley Dahl

two tea

her green eyes

to drown in

emile molhuysen

in from the march wind

tea steeps fine effervescence...

i think of issa

art

spring thaw

tea swirls

in glazed earthenware

Kristie

on the windowsill

a steaming cup of tea

outside thick fog

max verhart

Sutra

It's nearly dawn

Teapot on a stove

Elvis JPN

relaxation therapy--

deep breathing

and sips of green tea

Eileen Blas Schaefer

a fortune-teller

rinses tea-cups-

lives down the gurgler

mary seabright