Thanksgiving

(11/28/99)

_________First Place__________Thanksgiving -grandma shakes a pillinto grandpa's handEarl Keener

________Second Place________Thanksgiving -the widower ordersturkey for onejohn

_________Third Place________ Thanksgiving dinnerthree generations reachfor the wishboneLinda Robeck

_________Below Third Place________

banquet door -a stray dog gnawsturkey boneshilary tann

homemade pumpkin pie--saving the seedsto plant in springMarlene J. Egger

thanksgivinga toll collectorfeigning a smilegary steinberg

Thanksgiving lunchgrandson watches the clockcartoons at 2Jesus Masanet

her family meetsthe latest boyfriendthanksgiving dinnerDeVar

Thanksgivingher sparkle herein heirloom silverJoann

Thanksgiving morning.Last flowers from my gardenfor an ailing friend.Horst Ludwig

overcast sundayvapors from the bake-ovencloud her eyeglassesan'ya

my motherpreparing a turkeyhands under the skinpaul conneally

heads bowedover covered dishes-the baby burpspeigi

after turkey -watching the big gamethrough closed eyelidsCarolyn

Thanksgiving Eve:kids hide the turkeyin the abandoned barnSue

turkey bonesboiling in the soup potwhen pie is servedsusan bond

Thanksgivingone glass of wine for the turkeythe rest for the cookBill Hudson

someone's missingthe empty chairon Thanksgiving DayCindy Tebo

Thanksgiving morningfather and son return with gunsand frozen turkey~kujira

the sudden snowstormspending Thanksgiving in the airportoh well, maybe next yearElaine Cleveland

under the nutmegscenting the candied yams melted marshmallowcopyright 11/22/1999 by Wendy C. Bialek

father leads the chosentoast to the darknessvirgin's blood flowing- Aleron

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