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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