Village/ Small Town

village/small town

(12/12/99)

_________First Place__________winter chill old goose feathers drift on the village pond  john   

 ________Second Place________a  teenage mother  leaving her small town  no goodbyes  paul conneally 

 _________Third Place________    mountain village- the jingle of wind chimes through the pines  Yu Chang

_________Below Third Place________

village fete - the vicar loosens his dog collar  hilary tann

small town fresh snow closing me in even further  gary steinberg

small town -- only the fog this morning  Maleti

small town dentist - the reception room scented  with baking bread Joann

deserted village the only cliff dwellers left are the crows  Cindy Tebo

Early morning; crows and widows gather at the village well.  Sue

wrong phone number but a half hour visit small town   DeVar

along the village street    the song       of one robin  Hugh Waterhouse

a night full of stars pushing down on my village how can I leave now  Jasminka

village road - the shepherd conducts traffic  -ito

only one angel in the deserted village - cemetery plot  Earl Keener

Village well; a peasant girl draws clear water.  an'ya

parked with Grandpa at night at the village dump waiting for bears  don socha

village cafe ~ the smell of coffee greets my nose  joy

after the war nothing left of the village but the headstones  Linda Robeck

late December wind- a string of lights blink outside the village store  ebj

moonshine loud singing at midnight village drunk  Patricia A. Laurent

kayakers seated downwind of the locals: small-town restaurant  Marlene Egger

in this small town the gas station closes at 5 pm  Edward

dreams in motion surround the tree- miniature village  peigi

small town main street family of ducks crossing -- demand the right of way  Elaine Cleveland

sallow alley in the mountain village - scent of fresh bread   Max Verhart

one crowing caw watching over this small town not-too shabby scarecrowcopyright 12/3/1999 by Wendy C. Bialek

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