ROUND 2

half translucent leaves

dance in the sun forming smooth

circular patterns

Anne Drehfal

illuminated

through textured fabric he glows

in subtle shadows

Anne Drehfal

Cool fall morning breeze

Sweatshirts and pumpkins abound

Winter is coming

Norene Mostkoff

Mendota splashes

songs to the city singing

its love Madison

Thundering waves crash

That mysterious deep blue

Makes one feel so small

Chris Kromm

The sun getting down

reflects the brilliant light of

a young orange tree.

Domitille Desforges

Not in the mood to

Deal with Nature’s problems

Or to write haiku

Rebecca Thorman

Chimes heard in my ear

The wind changes direction

Blow away the past

Clare Cragan

It is hard to see

the stars shine in the city

even in clear nights.

Felix Wolfinger

Aspen leaves quaking

Red sun setting on the world

to be born anew…

Brian Anderson

Rich and poor divide

Inequality breeds hate

Wars aren't fixing this

Chapin Storrar

Listen as the air

grows colder as the night comes -

summer says goodbye

Heidi Vogel

fallen leaves underfoot.

i finish my ice cream cone

before i shiver.

Paige Wilder

Call me blind man

But I can’t see nothin’ now

Except those clouds

Sam Jack

Loon call on the lake

Echoes deep into the night

Haunting sleeping souls

Rebecca Petzel

The sunroom laughter

Develops community

And true belonging

Anne Drehfal

The sun mocks us all

As we type our lives away

And mid-terms approach

Anne Drehfal

If I don’t flush now

I save one point six gallons

Sweet conservation

Eva Denny

Summer time in green

The frogs chirp in the tall grass

The sun is bright

Jessica Burch

Options always are

Life death love hate hold release

Now we must decide

Al Johnson

Four of us go search

For a baseball lost among

Dry September grass

Andy DeRocher

New technology

Creating isolation

A problem we face

Amy Robinson

Birds fly to the south

Sounds disappear from the air

Beginning winter

Ben Krams

The moss covered rocks

give a soft sigh of cold air-

Stillness fills the air

Andrea Mattson