Haiku Society of America

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

1989

First Place:

so many ways
within the waterfall
for water to fall

John Thompson

 

Second Place:

after the rain
on my vegetable patch
a new crop of stones

Dee Evetts

 

Third Place:

frozen in mud
by the vacant shanty:
lottery ticket

Joe Nutt

 

Honorable Mention:

the potter's hands
gently shape the vase
     out of himself

Frederick Gasser

 

Honorable Mention:

Watermelon rind,
sitting in its own juice
the summer sun

Garry Gay

 

Honorable Mention:

figure drawing class—
in the model's deepest shadows
a stark white string

Lee Gurga

 

Honorable Mention:

Ebb tide . . .
    a little sea
         in the shell

Robert Mainone

 

Honorable Mention:

watching rain
pouring down . . . pouring down
just watching

Joan Bulger Murphy

 

Honorable Mention:

abandoned store—
     large sign reading
          WE NEVER CLOSE

Denver Stull