Haiku Society of America

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

2011

Judges: Jim Kacian & Billie Wilson.
See commentary by 2011 judges.

First Place

Navajo moon
the coyote call
not a coyote

Garry Gay

 

Second Place

deleting words
from the eulogy
falling leaves

Mark Smith

 

Third Place

calla lily
the sound of a ladder
lengthening

Cherie Hunter Day 

 

Honorable Mentions (unranked)

tasting the well
in the water—
summer stars

Marjorie Buettner

 

Mother’s Day
the expiration date
on wildflower seeds

Carolyn Hall 

 

northern lights . . .
the scratchy play
of seventy-eights

Michele L. Harvey 

 

a recurring escape from my father’s dream

Christopher Patchel

     the big dipper
no matter where I stand
      mountain sky

Michelle Schaefer

 

summer passing
the yard flamingo’s
rusty legs 

Michelle Schaefer

 

glint of sunlight:
the respirator carries on
alone

Charles Trumbull