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Our subscribers enter ALL our contests for FREE!	Poetry Contest #21 . . . Results! May 15, 2000 Kathleen Kemp Haynes, Dorchester, Ontario -- Unseen Guerrillas (displayed below) Second place in our contest went to: Kathy Ashby of Bracebridge, Ontario, for Dinner (displayed below). Third, Blanca Nanette Baquero, Sept-Iles, Quebec, Child’s Play. Fourth, Autumn T. Leaves, Richmond, B.C., Solace in Blue. Fifth, Elana Wolff, Thornhill, Ontario, Scratch. Sixth, Christine G. Richardson, Hearst, Ontario, In the Shower. Seventh, Valerie Parks, New Westminster, B.C., Sundial. Eighth, Blanca Nanette Baquero, Sept-Iles, Quebec, Friendship’s Light. Ninth, Flora J.M. Rhodenizer, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Set the Rigging of Your Sails. Honourable Mentions: None. FIRST PLACE POEM Unseen Guerrillas By Kathleen Kemp Haynes Dorchester, Ontario gossamer threads across the porch turned to silver in early sunlight speak of inhabitants I cannot see living on the empty chairs. summer is coming with bees and houseflies. will the mysterious weavers live in communion with the others? or will their survival involve their defenses? will there be an unseen porch war? the beauty of the morning belies their plans. the lushness of summer will signal first strike. I will not see the threads ensnare the pollen shifters or the carrion insects, as I sit serenely on the front lines. Copyright (c) 2004 for the author, all rights reserved.   SECOND PLACE POEM Dinner By Kathy Ashby Bracebridge, Ontario Usually supine is my feline Limbs languor to the max, muscles lax. Kitchen-tin noises trigger sustenance rules Ancient instinct survival suffers no fools. Pads push in pleasure with side by slide jig, Daily, disarming dance, same insouciant glance. Beneath whiskers and ancestral savannah-gold fur Comes the two-decibel purr of the masseur. Served on the dish to tag-tail fan-fare then Gobble-no-griping, lap-lick, wash-and-wiping. Final pink tongue to me wet and rough Not bad, had enough, couch awaits, swagger off. Copyright (c) 2004 for the author, all rights reserved. LATEST DEADLINES Contact Information Telephone (email is Preferred) 604-591-6095 (We Return Long Distance Calls COLLECT) FAX (Not Accepted) Postal address TICKLED BY THUNDER FICTION MAGAZINE 14076 - 86A Ave., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3W 0V9 Electronic mail (Only SUBSCRIBERS can SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS ONLINE) General Information/Advertising/Webmaster: info@tickledbythunder.com or FEEDBACK Copyright © 1999 / 2004 Tickled by Thunder Publishing Company