Haiku Society of America Haiku Award
in Memorial of Harold G. Henderson
1997
First Place:
I'm caught in it too—
the blossom-loosening windJune Moreau
Second Place:
Over the railroad tracks
the slow motion
of a snakeGary Gay
Third Place:
The beetle I righted
flies straight into
a cobwebGeorge Swede
Honorable Mention:
leaf in my palm
its stem extends
my lifelineHelen Davie
Honorable Mention:
about the tree
over my small son's grave
—tell meSusan Gaston
Honorable Mention:
musty smell
forgotten . . . deep
into the textWilliam J. Higginson
Honorable Mention:
that Venus!
leading the cupped moon
through every turn of the roadConnie Meester
Honorable Mention:
"grabs" and "opens"
the fist
sowing seedsKohjin Sakamoto