FIRST PLACE
rippling
the harvest moon
tail of a water rat
hilary tann
SECOND PLACE
hands cupping
cool spring water
harvest moon
paul m
THIRD PLACE
harvest moon
farmer's wife puts the soup
on simmer
Jeanne Cassler
BELOW THIRD PLACE
harvest moon
black cat stalking mice
in the pumpkin patch
Carolyne
harvest moon --
his footsteps fading
down the walk
-acm
bright harvest moon
even the seven sisters
seem pale
ken kuniyuki
reminding me
to touch your hair
harvest moon
^^shang-ti 971019
paper lanterns
lay broken in the gutter
harvest moon festival
tina
the skylight
pulling the harvest moon
into our bed
Joann
touching
blue mountains
the harvest moon
- rien
dried cornstalks
silhoutted
by the harvest moon
Nita Jones
killing frost -
my shadow pales
under the harvest moon
Mark Alan Osterhaus
with cups of scented tea
sharing
their last harvest moon
- willard
touching the off switch
harvest moon
covers the floor
omeric
brightening
our next year's garden
harvest moon
copyright October 21, 1997 by Wendy C. Bialek
the crackle of leaves
under a harvest moon
a lone cicada cries
~Susan
not so scary yet
this field of faceless pumpkins -
harvest moon
-Tom Genovese
the killing fields
under the harvest moon -
chill creeps in
Fred
harvest moon
creates oak branch silhouettes,
drifting leaves
Peg Lowmiller
undressing
her harvest moon shadow
on the tent wall
Charlie Rossiter
silhouetted owl
framed by the harvest moon
branches swaying
DeeDee
single eye opens
peeking beyond horizons
rising havest moon
Jeff Hamm
where palm and finger join
a deflated blister -
harvest moon
Harold Bowes
through willow limbs
the harvest moon
leaves beneath my feet
Hugh Waterhouse
harvest moon
the car in neutral
gliding down the mountain
Steve Rys
a harvest moon
presiding over
the first frost
Pardee
luminous glow
through the cloud cover
harvest moon
Cindy Bene
she anticipates
the key sound in the latch ...
harvest moon
Charles Trumbull
harvest moon--
pumpkins
and black cats
Brock Jones
one more harvest moon
still cuddling on the swing
with the porch light off
~lee
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