winter solstice
a flight of geese
interrupt the moon

soji
(3,6,7) = 28

water's edge --
the goose touches
its own beak

susan bond
(0,7,5) = 19

morning twilight--
wintering snow geese
cloud the marsh

bmm
(1,4,6) = 17

departing geese--
a little dancer falls
out of step

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,4,5) = 16

after your death . . .
framed in every window
winter geese

ron moss
(4,1,1) = 15

last leaves--
even the geese
abandon me

Gary Steinberg
(1,4,3) = 14

early dusk
the geese on the pyjamas
fly to bed

Flatline
(0,6,2) = 14

falling leaves
the calls of geese
in the wind

sonoku
(1,2,5) = 12

first light--
a lone goose
calls out

Mary Lee McClure
(2,1,4) = 12

migrating geese
college dorms emptied
at Christmas break

Deborah P Kolodji
(1,2,3) = 10

tule fog-
a thermos steams
in the goose blind

Darrell Byrd
(0,2,5) = 9

honks of geese --
for a minute the family stops
raking leaves

Zhanna P. Rader
(0,3,3) = 9

geese
crossing the road--
some look right, some left

oino sakai
(1,1,3) = 8

wild geese--
the gate swings open
on the evening ferry

jt
(0,2,4) = 8

in V-formation
the geese soar over
Pearl Harbor

Victor P. Gendrano
(0,3,1) = 7

Across a grey lake
Towing a wedge of ripples
One stranded goose.

d
(2,0,1) = 7

vee formation -
one goose too far
to the left

deborah russell
(0,2,3) = 7

geese honking --
a truck on the road
honks back

Tomislav Maretic
(0,0,7) = 7

ribbons of geese
a cold morning wind
off the pond

Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,0) = 6

single goose feather
falls shivering
from endless sky

Grainne
(0,1,3) = 5

if only I knew
what they know
... wild geese

roberta beary
(0,2,1) = 5

homecoming --
a flock of geese flies over
the scrimmage

Earl Keener
(0,1,3) = 5

Alberta Clipper
geese walking
on yesterday's water

gerry bravi
(0,1,3) = 5

summer breeze
he lets the goose
peck at his palm

john tiong chunghoo
(0,2,1) = 5

craning necks--
the sound of geese
above the clouds

DeVar
(1,0,2) = 5

parking lot geese
honk at the cars
merry christmas

Patricia A. Laurent
(0,1,2) = 4

icy windshield--
the passing honks
of canada geese

Laryalee Fraser
(0,1,2) = 4

fat christmas goose
roasts in his own juice
didn't fly south

jam
(0,0,4) = 4

homeless shelter--
after prayers
the Christmas goose

doris kasson
(0,2,0) = 4

steel-gray sky
a helicopter seems
to lead the geese

Joann
(0,1,2) = 4

November wind
the distant promise
of southbound geese

Ed Markowski
(0,1,1) = 3

wild geese
raucous in passage --
the wail of a distant train

Johnye Strickland
(0,1,1) = 3

rush hour traffic
the goose honking
at hikers

Brenda Roberts
(0,0,3) = 3

geese leave
for a warmer sun
the first snow storm

David Bewley
(0,0,3) = 3

family gathering
a flock of migrating geese
graze toward the house

b'oki
(0,0,3) = 3

winter chill
an arrow of barking geese
in flight

Owen Burkhart
(0,1,1) = 3

summer heat
I stop to yawn
with the lions

Marie Summers
(5,2,11) = 30

city lights-
the elephant reaches
into the moon

ron moss
(3,4,7) = 24

baby flamingo--
the toddler offers
her bottle

Kathy Lippard Cobb
(1,5,9) = 22

hollyhocks--
the hummingbird's path
through the elephant cage

Earl Keener
(4,1,3) = 17

reptile house
a small child steals
my scream

Kylie Hooklyn
(1,3,8) = 17

giraffe :
look up
and up

ushi
(1,1,10) = 15

captive whales
no tank as large
as the ocean

Agnes Eva Savich
(0,4,6) = 14

animals in the zoo --
only the sparrows here
coming and going

Tomislav Maretic
(1,3,4) = 13

discussing divorce
the boy wants to adopt
an eagle

Paul Pfleuger, Jr.
(1,0,6) = 9

autumn gust
exposes the bald spot
in the lion's mane

Mark Hollingsworth
(0,2,5) = 9

craning my neck-
the zoo tortoise
unseen

Jason Sanford Brown
(0,3,2) = 8

a toddler
on dad's shoulders--
the ostrich blinks

Laryalee Fraser
(0,2,4) = 8

new tiger
his roar echoes
through the zoo

john tiong chunghoo
(0,0,8) = 8

Bronx December
the gorilla cage smells
of snow

martin
(0,2,3) = 7

before sleep
lion roars from zoo
on the wind

Terry Ingram
(0,2,2) = 6

visiting
the monkey house
we stare at each other

soji
(0,1,4) = 6

REPTILES
the girl's tongue
mocks the snake

Flatline
(0,1,4) = 6

great ape house
the stench
of humans

roberta beary
(0,2,1) = 5

lazing hippos
sedate in the
murky pool

meredith
(1,0,2) = 5

winter's night
two swans glide between
empty moorings

Owen Burkhart
(0,2,1) = 5

spring thaw
the bear cub fits into
her curled paw

Angele Lux
(0,1,3) = 5

brave toddler--
chasing pigeons
at the zoo

doris kasson
(0,0,5) = 5

afternoon sun
the koala sleeps
in his enclosure

Deborah P Kolodji
(0,1,2) = 4

near the kangaroos
preschoolers begin to hop
and laugh

Edward
(0,1,2) = 4

cat house--
the pacing tiger's gaze fixed
on my toddler

Nancy Smith
(0,0,4) = 4

summer sun
tiger cools
in the caged pool

divine rays
(0,0,4) = 4

outside the llamas pen
peacocks and toddlers
gathering birdseed

Brenda Roberts
(0,1,1) = 3

zoo alarm--
the bugling of pent up
elephants

Johnye Strickland
(0,1,1) = 3

watching
the playful gorilla
I see myself

Victor P. Gendrano
(0,0,3) = 3

winter in the zoo
snowflakes falling down
polar bears enjoy

Cornelia
(1,0,0) = 3

monkey house--
banana disappears
from my lunch bag

Mick O'Connor
(0,1,1) = 3

falling snow--
a bear blinks
in disinterest

jt
(0,0,3) = 3