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 windowRaquel D. Bailey, Jamaica
~ Second Place ~
high summer
the slow drift
of a heron’s landingMichael Morell, Havertown, PA
~ Third Place ~
fireflies rearranging bedtime
Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, NY
~ Honorable Mention ~
downpour
alone together
with our phonesPaul Kulwatno, Falls Church, VA
~ Honorable Mention ~
dawn chorus
all the birds
he used to knowJacquie Pearce, Vancouver, BC, Canada
~ Honorable Mention ~
frosty night . . .
the horse’s breath
melts a starMartha Magenta, Bristol, UK
~ Honorable Mention ~
barn owl’s cry:
the darkness
pierced with woundsTemple Cone, Hyattsville, MD
~ Honorable Mention ~
it ends
with a text
april rainMatthew Markworth, Mason, OH
~ Honorable Mention ~
crack house
even the shadows
have shadowsRoland Packer, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
~ Honorable Mention ~
to lead a life
of such purpose . . .
ants in a lineAnnette Makino, Arcata, CA