Haiku Society of America

Haiku Society of America Haiku Award
in Memorial of Harold G. Henderson

2000

First Place:

 meteor shower—
    a gentle wave
wets our sandals

Michael Dylan Welch

 

Second Place:

      mountain hike
we drink from the beginning
      of a great river

Yvonne Hardenbrook

 

Third Place (shared):

spring sun—
       high in his arms
             the newborn is shown

Tom Clausen

 

Third Place (shared):

      snail—
to know
           its heart beats too

Marian Olson

 

Honorable Mention:

   lethal injection
unable to shut
the blind dog's eyes

LeRoy Gorman

 

Honorable Mention:

     end of summer
the shape of his feet
    in his sneakers

Peggy Heinrich

 

Honorable Mention:

   Geronimo's grave
someone has left
   plastic flowers

Linda Jeannette Ward