First Place - 27 points
winter rain
one flowered umbrella
at the funeral
Carol Raisfeld
(1.6.12 = 27)
Second Place - 16 points
fog swirls
through the boat yard -
winter rain
Darrell Byrd
(056 = 16)
Third Place - 11 points
deserted wharf
swept by winter rain--
the neon crab blinks
Ellen Compton
(302 = 11)
Fourth Place - 9 points
in winter rain
just the thought
of daffodils
Mary Lee McClure
(122 = 9)
a winter rain --
the fallen snowman
passes away
Peter H. Pache
(122 = 9)
Fifth Place - 8 points
Beethoven's Fifth–-
the winter rain reaches
a crescendo
Kathy Lippard Cobb
(113 = 8)
Sixth Place - 7 points
winter rain
the hum of power lines
across a northbound trail
gary
(023 = 7)
winter rain
a nose smudge
on the window
Marlene Egger
(112 = 7)
a pink slip
among the christmas cards
- winter rain
doris kasson
(104 = 7)
winter rain
gulls swim into
the hockey goal
Celia Crook
(031 = 7)
Seventh Place - 6 points
winter rain
dimples the snow
a yellow crocus
Allen McGill
(022 = 6)
winter rain sunday
my teenagers put on
fresh pajamas
-roberta beary
(103 = 6)
winter rain -
the fat snowman
- thinner
Angelee Deodhar
(103 = 6)
only sleet,hail,fog,
and snow so far.just one cure
for this winter, rain.
Donald Brooks
(111 = 6)
The snow is melted.
Water buds on rose petals.
Gifts of winter rain.
Rupert Rushin
(111 = 6)
Eighth Place - 5 points
winter rain
the cat watches snow slide
from bare branches
Kate Creighton
(021 = 5)
dating again--
winter rain freezes
on the highway
DeVar Dahl
(013 = 5)
winter rain
tastes of tears
as I walk alone- now
Rose Marie Stutts
(110 = 5)
winter rain --
a snowman
tips his hat
Betty Kaplan
(021 = 5)
winter rain --
the ice in my bourbon
slowly melts
hortensia anderson
(013 = 5)
winter rain
no one smiles
on the ski bus
Carmen Sterba
(005 - 5)
Ninth Place - 4 points
a wet dog whimpers
cold winter rain pours
the door remains closed
Carol Sircoulomb
(020 = 4)
winter rain
through the windshield wipers
brake lights
Linda P.
(012 = 4)
too old
for the menopause study -
winter rain
Joann
(004 = 4)
winter rain freezing
branches covered with ice
jingling in the wind
Jochen Hahn-Klimroth
(020 = 4)
dawn... puddle reflects
rolling clouds.Leaves drip water,
a soft winter rain.
Dillon Dyle
(101 = 4)
winter rain
the smell of canvas and smoke
inside our tent
OwenB
(012 = 4)
Tenth Place - 3 points
my old friend fades
her eyes drift sideways -
winter rain
Marylouise Knight
(003 = 3)
death of hope
no child conceived again . . .
winter rain
ron moss
(011 = 3)
too late
to stop foundation cracks
winter rain
Patricia A. Laurent
(003 = 3)
winter rain
the dragon headed downspout
spews gutter tea
Nancy Smith
(011 = 3)
the children asleep
she folds into me ...
winter rain
H. Gene Murtha
(003 = 3)
winter rain
the rehab center handrail
coated with ice
Earl Keener
(100 = 3)
winter rain
the sparkle of diamonds
in the ballroom
gillena cox
(011 = 3)
misty winter rain
the spider web catches
more and more droplets
Johannes Manjrekar
(003 = 3)
