dropped a pumpkin
on my foot
just desserts

Trudy Karr

smiling
she laces her skates
ice covered lake

Renee Robbynes

reunion
with an old friend
my favorite sweater

Samantha Sloman

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

Amanda Sy

smiling
she laces her skates
ice covered lake

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

top quarter champion

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

top half champion

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

bottom quarter champion

moon watching
stillness in the night
winter breath…

piles of leaves
an invitation
to jump in

moon watching
stillness in the night
winter breath…

rosy cheeks
ready to sled down
the hill again

Danielle Seider

piles of leaves
an invitation
to jump in

Amy Jedlicka

cold autumn morning
too soon
to light the furnace

Samantha Sloman

moon watching
stillness in the night
winter breath…

Doug Taylor

top half champion

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

champion

grandpa’s shoes
the miles they’ve traveled
I will never know

bottom half champion

cold winter night
under the covers
we keep each other warm

frost on the bedroom window
a light from above
full moon

Michael Clark

cold winter night
under the covers
we keep each other warm

Jamie Houchins

covered patio furniture
full stack of firewood
at season’s end

Charlotte Ryan

home no more
a gray nest
sways in the wind

Renee Robbynes

cold winter night
under the covers
we keep each other warm

home no more
a gray nest
sways in the wind

top quarter champion

cold winter night
under the covers
we keep each other warm

bottom half champion

cold winter night
under the covers
we keep each other warm

bottom quarter champion

rain pouring down
windshield wipers racing
still no sight of the road

a shivering hand
shakes
an empty can

rain pouring down
windshield wipers racing
still no sight of the road

a shivering hand
shakes
an empty can

Zac Young

teeth chattering
sip the soup
to warm up

Michael Clark

snow starts to fall
she shivers
as she walks to the bus stop

Gay Helgemo

rain pouring down
windshield wipers racing
still no sight of the road

Stacy Burrous