Haiku Society of America Haiku Award
in Memorial of Harold G. Henderson
2008
Judges: Jennie Townsend, Missouri & Christopher Patchel, Illinois.
See commentary by 2008 judges.
First Place
Thanksgiving—
fifteen minutes
of mince pie
John Stevenson, New York
Second Place
blossoms . . .
the baby’s bare feet
pedal the air
Kristen Deming, Maryland
Third Place
butterfly
my attention
attention span
John Stevenson, New York
Honorable Mention:
one moth
a thousand candles
light the darkness
Garry Gay, California
Honorable Mention
trail’s end—
my pebble
settles the cairn
Linda Jeannette Ward, North Carolina
These awards for unpublished haiku were originally made possible by Mrs.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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