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County Fair neon lights carnival
booth sold out
grandstand tractor
tires dig sultry night
4-H
building Miranda
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Sneezes winter’s
chill CB light outside
PS a flock of
crows BF white splatters AL together
CH change of
season PS thunder cloud CB distant bolt BF she scrambles
AL small boy
distracted CH freshly cut
flowers CB
oil leak PS clouds drift
BF silver light
bathes AL the old frog CH gentle breeze CB purple lilac
blossoms PS swinging
child BF spring air
coaxes AL pink and
orange melt CH Paul
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It's in the Eyes purple flowers purple and
white wildflowers towering
evergreen Friday afternoon group of
joggers peaceful
afternoon a bird swoops
down warm spring
day beneath a
tree Stacey
Orr |
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Connections old friends waking
light rolling surf hand-in-hand sticky formica blooming
larkspurs Ryan
Jones 1st Place (class) I liked this rengay because it is about people are connected by sharing conversation, saying goodbye, holding hands, and by kissing. All of these subjects are everyday events. —Miranda Baker I really enjoy this linked verse. There are a lot of different themes working together here, the idea of friendship, family, and remembered love. I really enjoy the colors and the descriptors used by the authors. They are specific, but yet they still retain the right to include everyone in their meaning. The juxtaposition of the senses is very well done and I think that each link is strong and can easily stand alone. Erin Osmus |
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Grasshoppers and Tobacco Spit scent of
lillies spring breeze
extinguishes a single
tear reception
delayed soft moonlight
glassy lake tonight's
concert a lone didjeridoo the yodeler numb fingers a crashing
wave feasting
on steamed crabs family reunion a smile shared
breathing
each other's air hard rock crowded park straight-faced
troops TV broadcast war in action beneath the
transmitter a motherless
child painted face her tiny
easter bonnet grimey hands broken shell thick smoke crackling
fire harvest moon soft talk midnight
the scent
of freshly baked cookies lemonade
stand rain forecast hand in hand open eyes Dr.
Brooks Award •
• • Authors: K.B. Hattan:
1, 9, 16, 23, 30 Written
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April Ginko fresh flowers daffodils
dance skin warmed
by the spring sun squirrels
in the trees play tag just in time
for summer invading
the tulip garden a cherry
tree clear day \ing birds lady bug
snoozes Candace
Golden |
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Lace and Air little girl's
bedroom crying
on the playground spin the
bottle with friends finally
home from another blind date an evening
walk Mary
Reed |
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First Spring Day first spring
day xyz cool
evening ng lace curtain ky nearby xyz hidden— ng love
fills the night air ky ng
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Ebb and Flow red checkered
blanket tiny fingers
weave still pond hollow reeds
whistle baby's first
swim dissolving
sand Ryan
Jones |
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The Spring Sun head slowly
falls hot
pink toe nails blue birds
sing bikini
clad girls sand between
my toes sunglasses
on giggling
with the girls Tricia
Scholl |
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Senioritis long night
at work dreaming
of summer at the crosswalk watermelon
gum after the
test in the park Candace
Golden |
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Here
comes life... final weeks last
minute projects computer
screen nearly
time back home... lice
and sore throats Courtney Ruffner |
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Smokey Room sitting alone ml silently
screaming dl she goes
unnoticed ml invited,
but unwelcome dl old puzzle
piece ml she slips
out the door dl Michele LaBrose |
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Rain soft rain xyz three
little words ek strands of
tears xyz head
droops low ek drown in
your arms xyz the
rain stopped outside ek xyz
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Nightengale Chirps the grass
seems… JG we talk about LH distracted XZ a lone leaf
BH group meeting
ML my beginnings
LT in Mueller
hall XZ a distant
telephone ML still glowing
on the horizon JG our attire
LT to see a
penny
LH a gentle
breeze BH Jennifer
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the toddler
sneezes half
eaten cookie sits on the table a firefly cries
from the child the breeze
turns a
mute t.v. talking about war Kelly
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2003, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
All rights returned to authors upon publication.