(214 = 12) would indicate that the poem above received two 3-point votes, one 2-point vote, and four 1-point votes.
-------------------------------- First Place -- 28 Points -------------------------------- moonlit swim . . . the galaxy moves around me Kathy Lippard Cobb (1,7,11) = 28 pts -------------------------------- Second Place -------------------------------- swim meet her eyes bluer than the water Earl Keener (0,5,6) = 16 pts ------------------------------- Third Place ------------------------------- after our swim the taste of salt on your body Bill Kenney (3,2,4) = 15 pts mud puddle a child teaches the worm how to swim Owen Burkhart (1,3,6) = 15 pts midnight swim-- every move sparkles Mary Lee McClure (0,5,5) = 15 pts ------------------------------- Fourth Place ------------------------------- childhood swimming hole on the dock her clothes and new right leg Edward (0,5,3) = 13 pts ------------------------------- Fifth Place ------------------------------- leg cramp on a solo swim-- the empty sky Dave Bacharach (1,1,6) = 11 pts lingering heat a firefly swims in moonlight Scott Mason (0,3,5) = 11 pts ------------------------------- Sixth Place ------------------------------- river dusk an old man & his puppy swim upstream ed markowski (1,1,5) = 10 pts ------------------------------- Seventh Place ------------------------------- swimming? in the miso soup a mayfly James M. Thompson (1,2,2) = 9 pts first swim the fear to let go of auntie's arm john tiong chunghoo (1,2,2) = 9 pts ------------------------------- Eighth Place ------------------------------- afternoon swim in the lemonade... a dead fly Kate (1,1,3) = 8 pts afternoon swim two discarded suits in the gazebo Deborah Kolodji (0,3,2) = 8 pts deep silence in the old pond a frog swims max verhart (0,1,6) = 8 pts ------------------------------- Ninth Place ------------------------------- no one home-- the gardener takes a swim Ami (0,3,1) = 7 pts new fish pond -- the cat learns to swim Lorin Ford (0,2,3) = 7 pts no life jackets migrants swim the river with all they own Carmel C. Lively (0,2,3) = 7 pts swimming down into darkness my shadow Jim Mullins (0,1,5) = 7 pts ------------------------------- Tenth Place ------------------------------- canal bridge the sound of a swimmer in the night martin (1,1,1) = 6 pts beyond the surf a large shadow swims closer Hugh (0,3,0) = 6 pts ------------------------------- Eleventh Place ------------------------------- a lost duckling swims toward my voice: twilight Irene Golas ((0,0,5) = 5 pts I switch to breaststroke the moon swimming beside me Mark Hollingsworth (0,0,5) = 5 pts ------------------------------- Twelfth Place ------------------------------- heat wave the swallow sips a swimming pool Alan Summers (1,0,1) = 4 pts summer breeze - the laughter of children in the swimming pool Jim Swift (1,0,1) = 4 pts late spring - the desire of river shad to swim home Audrey Downey (0,2,0) = 4 pts swarms of swimming sperm petri dish Allen McGill (0,2,0) = 4 pts The fish in his tank meets himself no matter which way he swims. Suzume Shi (0,2,0) = 4 pts campfire pancakes -- a red ant swimming in syrup Laryalee Fraser (0,0,4) = 4 pts ------------------------------- Thirteenth Place ------------------------------- night swimming - what else shares the deep cool with my toes? Nancy Smith (0,1,1) = 3 pts the wake of a swimming Lab ducklings Ann K. Schwader (0,1,1) = 3 pts while the man swims a cormorant stands guard over his things Richard Kay (0,1,1) = 3 pts first swimming lesson the chlorine sting in my nose --ushi (0,0,3) = 3 pts a frog swims to the bottom of the creek-- final exam week DeVar (0,0,3) = 3 pts |
-------------------------------- First Place -------------------------------- sheep country -- passing clouds graze the hilltop Lorin Ford (2,5,9) = 25 pts -------------------------------- Second Place -------------------------------- storm clouds the tugboat moves deeper into each wave Owen Burkhart (1,4,5) = 16 pts -------------------------------- Third Place -------------------------------- midsummer's eve thick clouds erase the moon Marie (1,3,4) = 13 pts -------------------------------- Fourth Place -------------------------------- funeral procession all along the cloud's edge a thin bright line max verhart (1,2,5) = 12 pts -------------------------------- Fifth Place -------------------------------- distant clouds rain dancers stir the parched earth Carmel C. Lively (0,2,6) = 10 pts cloudy morning the old blind man sings without sunglasses Israel López Balan (0,2,6) = 10 pts -------------------------------- Sixth Place -------------------------------- horse in a field the society of clouds William M. Gottlieb (1,2,2) = 9 pts ------------------------------- Seventh Place ------------------------------- cloud cover-- the motionless hare gone on second glance Ami (0,3,2) = 8 pts passing clouds shadows on the lawn disappear Bill Kenney (1,1,3) = 8 pts in the clouds, an elephant becomes a downpour Kate (1,0,5) = 8 pts cloudy mass the radiologist says "aha" --ushi (0,1,6) = 8 pts ------------------------------- Eighth Place ------------------------------- prairie dust clouds he shoots the lead buffalo with his camera Edward (0,2,3) = 7 pts cloud patterns -- a ladybug lands on my notebook Laryalee Fraser (0,2,3) = 7 pts family reunion clouds too in the viewfinder Mark Hollingsworth (0,2,3) = 7 pts racing clouds I place my money on the dark horse Laurice Markowski (0,1,5) = 7 pts cloudless sky a plane overtakes the kite Hugh (0,1,5) = 7 pts ------------------------------- Ninth Place ------------------------------- no phone call - clouds form over the Gulf Francis Masat (0,2,2) = 6 pts clouds shapes I fall in and out of a dream Earl Keener (0,2,2) = 6 pts cloudy day - all flags fly at half-mast Grzegorz Sionkowski (0,2,2) = 6 pts vanishing too in the rainbow a nameless cloud George Hawkins (0,2,2) = 6 pts hoe over his shoulder billowing clouds Paul Pfleuger, Jr. (0,2,2) = 6 pts in the mirror of the old well traveling clouds Zeljka Vucinic-Jambresic (0,1,4) = 6 pts scattered clouds: a New Moon and Venus almost touching oino sakai (0,1,4) = 6 pts cloud shadows -- panting dog looks up each time Jim Mullins (0,1,4) = 6 pts ------------------------------- Eleventh Place ------------------------------- sunset-- the clouds kiss the hills goodnight Dave (0,2,1) = 5 pts cumulus clouds - sudden shafts of sunlight hit the old farm Audrey Downey (0,2,1) = 5 pts no clouds clear to the mountains sweet clover Ann K. Schwader (0,2,1) = 5 pts hold your breath to swim the gnat cloud Bill Tallmadge (0,1,3) = 5 pts mating season the couple in the park on cloud nine flatline (0,1,3) = 5 pts crossing the border with me mooncloud roberta beary (0,1,3) = 5 pts ------------------------------- Twelfth Place ------------------------------- plowed fields each row holding rain clouds Scott Metz (1,0,1) = 4 pts the Louvre pyramid-- we rendezvous with clouds Scott Mason (0,2,0) = 4 pts spring chill a cloud's shadow moves over the lake martin (0,1,2) = 4 pts moonlit clouds a gypsy band warms up in the old dance hall ed markowski (0,1,2) = 4 pts morning zazen clouds in the lake come and go Zeta (0,1,2) = 4 pts rafts adrift on a cloud-filled lake hint of divorce Allen McGill (0,1,2) = 4 pts summer sky-- way way up there that tiny cloud Mary Lee McClure (0,0,4) = 4 pts ------------------------------- Thirteenth Place ------------------------------- The dog thunders up from his swim a grinning cloud on legs. Suzume Shi (1,0,0) = 3 pts clouded fortune in the teacup's bottom too many leaves Zaida Lysle (0,1,1) = 3 pts cloud wisp . . . the shape of what used to be a lizard Kathy Lippard Cobb (0,1,1) = 3 pts clouds and stones both the wind and the sculptor whistling merrily Petar Tchouhov (0,1,1) = 3 pts clouds at night flying over my dream sérgio francisco pichorim (0,1,1) = 3 pts low clouds - white flashes from startled juncos Jim Swift (0,0,3) = 3 pts |
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