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Sol Magazine (C) 1998
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NOTE:  THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE DEADLINE IN APRIL:  All poetry for April must arrive by midnight CDT, April 15th.  See guidelines for further details.
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March's contests:  The Dance of Humanity and Nature.
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Sponsors of March:  Lois Lay Castiglioni and Leo F. Waltz.  Thank you both.
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Judge of March:  Nina Jo Tyler, St. Louis, MO.  Thanks so much.
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Our poetry topics are on a variety of subjects about nature and the nature of humanity.  Our purpose: to foster the reading and writing of short poetry, and to encourage and educate poets.
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This month's winners came from those poets who most clearly connected all three topics in each contest, Woman or Man, Dance, AND Nature.   A poem ignoring any one of the topics became ineligible for first place.
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HONORABLE MENTIONS
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Flamingo Dance

Her feet stomp
To the beat of clapping hands.
Her body spins, twirls and bends.
Crowds cheer as they shout, "Ole!"

Elizabeth Aguilar, Key Biscayne, FL
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Rainman's Circle

Cloaked in ancestral buffalo horn,
Fire burning, rattlesnake shaken,
Darkened sky shall be forewarned,
Spirits given although none taken.

Roz Garay, Whittier, CA
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Male Consciousness

Naked together they dance
Proud of these bodies of men
Comparing the size of appendage
While ignoring the laughter within

Sharon Goodwin, Galveston, TX
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Neither before nor After

Pointe shoes rest
On the shelf, while red toes
Twitch outside, digging a silent hole
For comfort in satiated dirt.

Carrie Hunter, Houston, TX
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Dance for You

Prima Ballerina on a box
Is dancing for you with rocks
Ordinary treasure of life
Trapped in the darkness of light

Stella Nowicki, Galveston, TX
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The Hunter and the Crane

To think the vibrant trumpet note
Of the dancing whooping crane
May be forever silenced
Should bring the hunter pain.

James Sandage, Oklahoma City, OK
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Solo

a fairy pirouettes
and floats from summer trees
with a lantern in her hand
she dances on the breeze

Holly Solt, Lauderdale, MS
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Waves of Rhythm

Reunited under a dark and quiet canopy,
Bejeweled with sparkling stars,
Sisters, long-skirted,
Swirl to the sound of the surf.

Pat Tabella, Providence, RI
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As if by Power of Her Own

Her charm
Is of flowers and leaves, berries and roots,
A meadow of movement
Spun into a marvelous blush.

Betty Ann Whitney, Land O'Lakes, FL
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Among the Ancients

man of life
dancing the earth in harmony
like an instrument whose chord spans
the keyboard of all that exists

Betty Ann Whitney, Land O' Lakes, FL
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THIRD PLACE - Dance of Woman/Nature - TIE
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Fast Food

She spins gossamer webs
That glisten and shimmer
Then dances across
To grab her dinner

Don Castiglioni, Austin, TX
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THIRD PLACE - Dance of Woman/Nature - TIE
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Last Dance

If Spider Lady, dressed in black
Entices a guy to swing and sway
He must avoid her close embrace
Or he'll not dance another day.

Lois Castiglioni, Galveston, TX
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THIRD PLACE - Dance of Man/Nature
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The Square Dance Caller

In those depression years, Father changed
Our living room into a ballroom
And troubled neighbors into
Swirling, carefree dancers.

Lois Lay Castiglioni, Galveston, TX
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SECOND PLACE - Dance of Woman/Nature
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She Dances in Moonlight

Claire dances in the garden
When the moon shines full
Thinks no one sees her
Or feels the same pull

Sharon Petersen, Boise, ID
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SECOND PLACE - Dance of Man/Nature
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dance

in lyric fancy, dance
wings spread wide to the whistling wind
wondering neither wither nor why
to live is to fly

Paul Boedeker, Houston, TX
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FIRST PLACE - Dance of Woman/Nature
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The Woman's Dance

Time can change a woman's dance
So fast to twirl before years advance
Age may slow that twirling pace
But can't deny her natural grace

Sharon Goodwin, Galveston, TX
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FIRST PLACE - Dance of Man/Nature
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Honey Hunt

Bees locate nectar
By watching the Round Dance
Men take lessons in Tango
Hoping for romance

Don Castiglioni, Austin TX
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FIRST PLACE POETS - WINNER OF A BOOK FROM OUR GRAB-BAG
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Rejuvenation

Fresh air, fragrant and sharp,
I feel fit for life
This clear March morning,
Branching the natural shape of Spring.

Betty Ann Whitney, Land O' Lakes, FL

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POETRY WORKS - by Mary Margaret Carlisle
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Capitalization in Titles

Titles are always important.  We suggest you make them more formally correct by following the style usage delineated in "Harbrace College Handbook."

"In titles, capitalize the first and last words, and all other words EXCEPT articles, coordinating conjunctions, the "to" in infinitives, and prepositions."

Articles:  a, and, the
Coordinating conjunctions:  and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet
Prepositions:  to, of, before, between, up, down, through, with (etc.) no matter the length of the word (current usage.)
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Send comments, questions, advice to:  DMHT67B@Prodigy.com
Snail mail:  Sol Magazine, P.O. Box 580037, Houston, TX  77258-0037
Phone number:  1-281-333-3741
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All poetry remains the property of the poet, except Sol Magazine reserves the right to publish all poems (once) at a future date, or to post them to a web page.  NONE may be reproduced without permission of Sol Magazine.  Electronic forwarding is permitted as long as no portion of this magazine is changed and all credits are given.
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See our contest website or last contest for current guidelines.  We do not accept entries that make use of graphic language, touch on partisan politics, or support particular religious views.
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Sol Magazine (C) 1998
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