2005 POETRY

December 2005

ON CHRISTMAS by Will K. Lawrence

AFTER CHRISTMAS by Will K. Lawrence

CHRISTMAS TREE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

FOOT SHADOWS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

CHILD-LIKE (FOREVER YOUNG) by Michelle Sweeney

THE QUALITY OF MERCY by Marie Delgado Travis

INDELIBLE by Marie Delgado Travis

BLUE-EYED JESUS by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

HOLLOW-SUN REFLECTIONS by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

RETURNING TO THE OLD WAYS by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

AMPHIBIOUS LANDING by G.A. Scheinoha

MY HEART CRIES by Linda C. Grazulis

FLIGHT 103 TO LOCKERBIE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY by Russell Bittner

SHOULD I MISS HER NOW IN WINTER? by Russell Bittner

WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Your Mother or Grandmother

IMAGINE by Tracy L. Vogel

November 2005

COURTESY ABSURD by Barbara Shine

COLD CRISP by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

SCARECROW by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

FAMILY TRADITION by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

THE HELM OF MADNESS by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

MORNING’S WAKING by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

LOVE BECOMES YOU IN THE FALL by Russell Bittner

NARCISSUS UNDONE by Russell Bittner

PUTTING DOWN THE PEN by Sandra Miller

VIEW OF THE FIRE by John Grey

GRANDFATHER TIMMINS by John Grey

NOTES TO GOD By Kathleen Bracher

TALKING TURKEY by Floriana Hall

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS by Floriana Hall

SOLVED! by Gary Scheinoha

HOMING PIGEON by Gary Scheinoha

WHAT DO YOU WISH? by Kathleen Weisgerber

INTANGIBLE by Will K. Lawrence

October 2005

DANGER ZONE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

HEAVENLY HUGS by Floriana Hall

BEFORE INVESTING ALL OF YOU...by Susie N. McCray

SACRED IBIS by Belinda Y. Hughes

YOU ARE...by Marie Delgado Travis

HALLOWEEN FACES by Floriana Hall

THE SPOTTED POINTER by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

ALMOST GONE by Marie Delgado Travis

THE GARDEN LUSTS FOR THRILL TONIGHT by Russell Bittner

RAFFLE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

9/11/03 (to Debra P.) by Russell Bittner

LAKE TANGANYIKA by Belinda Y. Hughes

September 2005

SENDING THE FIRE by Paul Greulich

BACK TO THE GORGE by Floriana Hall

AUBADE TO MARIT IN C MINOR by Russell Bittner

FORSYTHIA FOR CYNTHIA by Floriana Hall

THE REHEARSAL by Marie Delgado Travis

CALIFORNIA GIRLS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

PASTIME by Marie Delgado Travis

THE OVER-THE-HILL DOLL by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

August 2005

CRACKS AND REFLECTIONS by Corey Ginsberg

AIRPORT SECURITY CHECK by Patty Dickson Pieczka

TO A FRIEND by Marie Delgado Travis

THE BEDSPREAD by Marie Delgado Travis

WAVING OFF THE LAST OF WINTER by Russell Bittner

DEADHEADED by Russell Bittner

DIMINISHED EXPECTATIONS by Russell Bittner

MOONLIGHT IN MAY by Floriana Hall

WEDDING IN A ROSE GARDEN by Floriana Hall

A TRIP TO THE JUNKYARD by Corey Ginsberg

ZEPHYR by Liz Fortini

DEAREST by Liz Fortini

July 2005

I MISS HER MOST IN WINTER by Russell Bittner

YOUR SEARCH by Russell Bittner

EPIPHANY by Marie Delgado Travis

APPEARANCES© by Gloria Pimentel

THE RACE by Diane Dahlstrom

MYTH OF LOVE by Marie Delgado Travis

ODE TO TOILETS by Matthew Johnson

A BOX OF APPLES by Joanna M. Weston

FROM REMBRANDT'S WINDOW by Patty Dickson Pieczka

LEISURELY by Joanna M. Weston

Zephyr by Liz Fortini

CURSED WITH AMBITION by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

DEAREST by Liz Fortini

MUSK by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

AWFUL SPLENDOR by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

ORTHOTICS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

BEFORE BIRDSONG by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

June 2005

Portrait of My Grandfather by Patty Dickson Pieczka

THE SWEET AND BITTER TASTE OF WORDS© by Gloria Pimentel

EPITAPH: TO MY CHILDREN by Russell Bittner

UNEASY TRADERS by Russell Bittner

MAKING AMENDS by Ginger Graziano

DESERT HOT SPRINGS by Jan Gero

TRUNCATED LIFE by Patricia Harrington

DELUGE by Dana Sieben

EPOCH OF AFFECTION by Linda Barnett-Johnson

THE IDEAL FATHER by Floriana Hall

A FATHER’S PRAYER by Floriana Hall

May 2005

ORIGAMI by Marie Delgado Travis

NOSTALGIA by Marie Delgado Travis

TO TELL THE TRUTH by Floriana Hall

Bee Bob by Marilynn M. Wilkins

RIGHT OR WRONG By Floriana Hall

A QUICK RANCH WALK by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

PEONY by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

PHONE LINE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

CLEAN SLATE by Margo Roby

April 2005

BIJOUX by Marie Delgado Travis

OLIMPIA by Marie Delgado Travis

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by Floriana Hall

MEN'S POETRY by Gloria Pimentel

FAMILY TREE CUISINE by C. Heidi W. Drew

MOUNTAIN HIGHS AND VALLEY LOWS by Floriana Hall

OLD GRANNY'S TALES by Christina Mavricakis

JUST ANOTHER WEDNESDAY by Peggy Tabor Millin

WHEN THAT MOMENT HAPPENS by Gwendolyn Joyce Mintz

March 2005

RHONDA by Valmai Hansen

I BELIEVE IN GREEN by Floriana Hall

THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD by Julie A Strickland

A LOVER’S PRAYER by Marie Delgado Travis

ARDOR by Marie Delgado Travis

THE STORM by Lillian Cauldwell

BLACK MESA by Kate Booth Doyle

LOVE AND AMBITION by Kate Booth Doyle

IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY by Floriana Hall

PECKING ORDER by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

APPRECIATION by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

DAILY TRUNDLING by Jenny McPhillips

MY FIRST TIME by Paul Greulich

ONCE A COWBOY by Floriana Hall

DISCARDED by Tina Portelli

A PARENT’S WISH by Rolly

February 2005

DREAMING LILACS by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

APPASIONATA by Gloria Pimentel

OUR LOVE IS ETERNAL by Leona Coulter

VALENTINE AFFAIR by Floriana Hall

WHISPERS OF LOVE

VALENTINES by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

VALENTINE'S DAY by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

THE GRAY AREA by Ann Hite

THE LADIES WHO LUNCH TOGETHER by Sydnee Elliot

PROVOKED ATTACK by Rosalyn Gingell

GLOOM AND DOOM by Rosalyn Gingell

SQUISH (Dinner at Graziano’s) by Robin M. Buehler

FALLING by Robin M. Buehler

INDECIPHERABLE by Patti Kurtz

WINDOWS by Lita Sorenson

VINEGAR & WATER by Lita Sorenson

THE GIRL AT THE PIER by Jacquie Powers

SOULS OF PASSION by Linda Barnett-Johnson

January 2005

CONSULTATION by Glenda Walker-Hobbs

NEW YEAR’S EVE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

NEW YEAR by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

ABSOLUTION by Jayne Jaudon Ferrer

OLD PHOTO IN AN ALBUM by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

THE WINDOW OF TIME by Leona Coulter

DESTINY’S FLIGHT © by Gloria Pimentel

WHAT WILL THE NEW YEAR BRING? by Floriana Hall

FAT GIRL by Glenda Walker-Hobbs

MUSING OVER A NEW CALENDAR by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

CHOCOLATE: THE EVIL FORCE by Glenda Walker-Hobbs

PHONE CALLS by Glenda Walker-Hobbs

RUMOUR HAS IT... (A VILLANELLE) by Glenda Walker-Hobbs

NEW YEAR by Carolyn Howard-Johnson