Haiku Society of America

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

2005

Judges: Francine Porad and Billie Wilson

First Place:

child's wake
the weight
of rain

Francine Banwarth

 

Second Place:

gunshot the length of the lake

Jim Kacian

 

Third Place:

a stick caught
on the lip of the dam
winter's end

Rick Tarquinio

 

Honorable Mention:

summer stars . . .
the old violin goes
to the highest bidder

Francine Banwarth

 

Honorable Mention:

winter drags on . . .
I squeeze the last drops
from a teabag

Kirsty Karkow

 

Honorable Mention:

distant thunder—
a titmouse gives one chirp
and falls silent

Origa

 

Honorable Mention:

Alzheimer's birthday
each slice of the cake
takes part of her name

Bill Pauly

 

Honorable Mention:

March winds
a decade has passed
by your grave

Marie Summers