Riding White Roads

riding white roads
before dawn without a horse
winds of winter

........................Jane Reichhold

footsteps in the snow
emerging with the sun

........................keiko

moving clouds divide,
reappearing beyond reach --
shadows crystallize.

........................Zoned Cat

Once flowed like a red river
black isthmus -- old, cold lava

........................David Oats

filigreed moon
gliding on the pond
a cricket's call

.........................keiko

leaves in the gutter . . .
somewhere, my cat's eye marble

.........................Michael Dylan Welch

sugar maples --
street and sky lined
with bright gold

.........................Jim Mullins

opening the honey jar
I see your hair in sunlight

..........................Gene Doty

through the steam
of my cup of tea
your tender morning smile

.........................Yu Chang

Keep hearing cars outside
but none of them is yours

..........................David Oates

Mozart playing --
your sweater on the pillow
exudes your scent

...........................Izak Bouwer

The mosh pit stills
to help a fallen girl up

...........................Nicholas L. Milasich

a warm breeze blows
rustling the grass
in the moonlight

...........................acm

white sea, grey sand
night on the beach

..........................hanna

writing a name
on a granite cliff
waterfalls

..........................jane

all night the river rushing
headlong through my dreams

......................... Jeanne Emrich

hand in coat pocket
something rubbery, cool --
forgotten daffodil

..........................David Oates

after the long night rain
all those trees in bloom

..........................acm

day lilies...
little girl sleeps
sun in her hair

......................... Jim Mullins

bars of light across the floor
cast shadows on scattered toys

........................GeneDoty

worn blue donkey
pressed against the teddy bear
between bed and wall

.........................acm

icicles one drip at a time
one green sprout.

.......................Lael Johnson

Sunshine melts
ice in mother's pond --
alas... black stone

........................Zoned Cat

pigeons on a wire
cold wind blows.

........................Lael Johnson

you blush
each time you catch me
looking at you

........................izak bouwer

fresh flowers clasped in your hands
quick smile.

........................Lael Johnson

only in your presence
is my soul sated
let me feast on you

.......................Hazel A. Witherspoon

douglas fir towers
mouse sleeps

.......................Lael Johnson

between two rows
of barren trees
harvest moon

.......................Pete B.

the canoe glides past
clumps of red sumac

.......................izak

chilly winds
dark sky
hurried footsteps

.......................Lael Johnson

four outside the outlet store
seniors' sparkling white tennies

......................Francine Porad

dark sky
pattern of leaves
eyes close

.......................Lael Johnson

on the freshly cut stump
a cluster of ladybugs

........................Michael Dylan Welch

this spring
the daffodils
have come early

.......................Sangeet Bhullar

cool April wind the wrinkles on my face
erased by sunshine

.......................acm

Started: Feb 3, 1996 Finished: Feb 11,1996 (in this incarnation)

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