Haiku Society of America Haiku Award
in Memorial of Harold G. Henderson
2003
Judges: paul m. and Patrick Gallagher
First Place:
whalebone
from a beach near Savoonga—
winter rain
Billie Wilson
Second Place:
All Saints morning
a path
of trodden leaves
John Stevenson
Third Place:
cremated
in her favorite kimono—
small green plums
Carolyn Hall
Honorable Mention:
spring rain—
the gravedigger latches the door
of his backhoe
Timothy Russell
Honorable Mention:
spring rain the cat's pink nipples
Carolyn Hall
These awards for unpublished haiku were originally made possible by Mrs. Harold G. Henderson in memory of Harold G. Henderson, who helped found The Haiku Society of America.
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See the complete collection of award-winning haiku from all previous Henderson Haiku Award competitions.
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