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 pieJohn Stevenson, New York
Second Place
blossoms . . .
the baby’s bare feet
pedal the airKristen Deming, Maryland
Third Place
butterfly
my attention
attention spanJohn Stevenson, New York
Honorable Mention:
one moth
a thousand candles
light the darknessGarry Gay, California
Honorable Mention
trail’s end—
my pebble
settles the cairnLinda Jeannette Ward, North Carolina