| November
2002 |
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school in session
spiders return to
the tree house
Carmel C. Lively
Arizona, USA
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golden
leaves
an old woman smiles
at the bicycle in a tree
Carol
Sircoulomb
Kansas, USA
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leaves
in the creek --
the footbridge sways
at the middle
DeVar
Dahl
Alberta, CA
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crabs moving slowly
through the cattails...
autumn night
Carol
Raisfeld
New York, USA
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Halloween
a charm of goldfinches
in the witch hazel
kirsty karkow
Maine, USA
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early morning
the beggar's hat
soft with dew
Rosa Clement
Amazonas, BR
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November chill --
a barefoot man waits
for the northbound ferry
Billie Wilson
Alaska, USA
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winter solstice
colored lights connect
all the neighbors
an'ya
Oregon, USA
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a new year
my ears ring in
the silence
Darrell Byrd
California, USA
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evening news
the smell of bourbon
in her tea
Darrell Byrd
California, USA
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dark night--
the soft hiss
of falling snow
Mary Lee McClure
Indiana, USA
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sleepless--
city lights passing
beyond the train window
Jasminka
Nadaskic Djordjevic
Smederevo,YU
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river
mist
empty Ferris-wheel cars
creak in the breeze
Sue
Mill
Brisbane, AU
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butterfly on the poppy --
a cat's back arches
above tall grass
Jasminka
Nadaskic Djordjevic
Smederevo,YU
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cat ears
between freesias . . .
the robin drops a berry
Maria Steyn
Johannesburg, RSA
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sunrise
. . .
from the robin's beak
a shimmer of insect wings
Maria Steyn
Johannesburg, RSA
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just a stone's
throw
from the frog pond --
toad lilies
hortensia anderson
New York, USA
|
kapok tree
the boy tells everyone
home is nearby
Rosa Clement
Amazonas, Brazil
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crows gather
behind the combine
thunder clouds
paul conneally
Loughborough, UK
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come
daybreak --
a moat formed around
the nesting crane
an'ya
Oregon, USA
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sun on my back --
my tethered shadow floats
among the algae
hortensia anderson
New York, USA
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remembering
him . . .
fragrant white blossoms
at my front gate
Gillena
Cox
Trinidad, WI
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Kamakura mist
a red bird rests
in Buddha's palm
Allen McGill
San Miguel de Allende, MX
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showing
my mom
where the caterpillar took a bite
honeysuckle
Willow
Katsumi Relf
California, USA
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birthday gift -
the puppy looks back
at its mother
Carol Raisfeld
New York, USA
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cricket at the gate -
stars hang thick
in the willow
Carol Raisfeld
New York, USA
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skipping stones~
a daddy longlegs
rides the ripples
Kathi Rudawsky
Florida, USA
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coarse shale path
the old couple's poodle
hops on three legs
DeVar Dahl
Alberta, CA
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windless day
the permanent lean
of coastal trees
Dominique Chipot
Lorraine, France
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morning stillness
a badger waddles from
the hog shed
Darrell Byrd
California, USA
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grandma's hands -
the flutter of eagle feathers
as we dance
suhni
Oklahoma, USA
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gnats swarm up
my raised arm
twilight haze
H. Gene Murtha
New Jersey, USA
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starry night -
reeds bow
in a loon's wake
H. Gene Murtha
New Jersey, USA
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sun-baked granite --
a rattlesnake
leaves its skin
John Barksdale
California, USA
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desert afternoon
moving with the shade
of a cactus
Michael Ketchek
New York, USA
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solstice
a pair of snails mate
in broad daylight
Juanito Escareal
California, USA
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patio door
a lizard peeks in
through cold glass
Juanito Escareal
California, USA
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quiet
boardwalk -
only gulls strut past
the hookers
suhni
Oklahoma, USA
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dirty dishes
on the counter a housefly
washes itself
an'ya
Oregon, USA
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summer rain --
a scent of cedar
fills the cabin
Anita Wintz
California, USA
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lake sunrise
the red reflection
of a Shinto shrine
Allen McGill
San Miguel de Allende, MX
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summer's end
the picnic hamper and Dad
surrounded by sheep
paul conneally
Loughborough, UK
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unseasonable rain
the old door
opens with
ease
semi (Terrie Relf)
California, USA
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eroded creek
tree roots cling
to nothing
Sue Mill
Brisbane, AU
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last yard sale
crooked fingers linger
on the dollhouse
kirsty karkow
Maine, USA
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Thanksgiving
Day
he feeds the one-legged bird
from his wheelchair
Victor P. Gendrano
California, USA
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grandma's lap -
we trace rainbows inside
an abalone shell
suhni
Oklahoma, USA
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