Thaw

thaw

(2/27/00)

_________First Place__________the stream-icy silence thawinginto musicBarb Camp

 ________Second Place________thawall iciclesweepMax Verhart

 _________Third Place________    spring thawre-uniting a lost broomwith its handlejohn

_________Below Third Place________

mud spotson my stockings- spring thawdoris kasson

spring thawher handfinds a warm spotcharlie

afternoon thaw--the crow surveysits island of grassm. cross

morning thaw -the herb garden softens into greenAlison Williams

spring thawa mallard pair glides the gray rim of lakeJoann

snow pillows falling softly from branchesmid-winter thawJayEllison

spring thawa toad hops on a drifting leafBetty

spring thaw ...the sled tippedagainst the wallHugh Waterhouse

through open windowsfresh air and birdsong~spring thawMaleti

spring thawknowing there are crocusbeneath the snowLinda Robeck

late thawthe first yellow tulipstinged with icepaul m.  

Laying you to restin the spring thaw --my heart freezes.RalfM 2000

spring       praying for her heart to thaw alsogary steinberg

February thaw:one pigeon chases anotheracross the slate roofCharles Trumbull

spring thaw---           a new set of footprints                          down the muddy pathKate MacQueen

spring thaw -last week's snowmobile tracksedged in grasshilary tann  

last autumn's messagain in the backyard-spring thawDeVar

spring thaw --the first green shootsyour letterJoanna Preston.

clear skies the hiss as ice thaws   in the fieldSteve Mason

in the riverŠñspring thawfrolicking ottersena

sunny afternoonlovers' footsteps in fresh snow -thaw brings them togetheremile molhuysen

spring thaw -the Peanuts gangstuck at the drain grateYu Chang

spring thaw . . .the icicle drip splashingon the rockelsie

partial thawthe crow picks through icedraws waters of springcopyright 2/14/2000 by Wendy C. Bialek

thawing outin a snowbankPoo Bearpeigi

Spring thaw~from under the last snowdriftgreen shoots !Sue

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