Haiku Society of America

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

2019

Judges: Carole MacRury & Christopher Herold
See commentary by 2019 judges.

~ First Place ~

ultrasound
the thump of a bee
against the window

Raquel D. Bailey, Jamaica

 

~ Second Place ~

high summer
the slow drift
of a heron’s landing

Michael Morell, Havertown, PA

 

~ Third Place ~

fireflies rearranging bedtime

Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, NY

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

downpour
       alone together
              with our phones

Paul Kulwatno, Falls Church, VA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

dawn chorus
all the birds
he used to know

Jacquie Pearce, Vancouver, BC, Canada

~ Honorable Mention ~

frosty night . . .
the horse’s breath
melts a star

Martha Magenta, Bristol, UK

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

barn owl’s cry:
the darkness
pierced with wounds

Temple Cone, Hyattsville, MD

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

it ends
with a text
april rain

Matthew Markworth, Mason, OH

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

crack house
even the shadows
have shadows

Roland Packer, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

to lead a life
of such purpose . . .
ants in a line

Annette Makino, Arcata, CA