Haiku Society of America

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

2006

Judges: an'ya and Michael Rehling.
See commentary by 2006 judges.

First Place:

season of lights
the postman
leans to the wind

Ellen Compton

 

Second Place:

having no thought
we've come to see them—
dogwoods in bloom

Michael McClintock

 

Third Place:

turning tide—
placing intact clams
back in the water

C. R. Manley

 

Honorable Mention:

mallard pair
he rocks
on her wake

Alice Frampton

 

Honorable Mention

filtering in
with the night air
a skunk's warning

Lois J. Funk

 

Honorable Mention:

stone in my pocket—
the brook cuts deeper
into the mountain

Merrill Ann Gonzales

 

Honorable Mention

a bee chose
the rose I meant to pluck . . .
empty vase

Joan M. Murphy

 

Honorable Mention

soba noodles . . .
the new year
slips in

Sandra Nickel

 

Honorable Mention

hazy dusk . . .
no one bothered to plow
the graveyard road

Bruce Ross