Haiku Society of America Haiku Award 
		      in Memory of Harold G. Henderson 
              2020
              Deborah P Kolodji & Bryan Rickert
              See commentary by 2020 judges.
  ~ First Place  ~
  
    the heft
      of a cast-iron skillet
      autumn deepens
    
       Mary Stevens, Hurley, NY
       
    
  
  ~ Second Place  ~
  
    evening news
      junipers consume
      the moon
    
       Kat Lehmann, Guilford, CT
       
    
  
  ~ Third Place  ~
  
    whether or not
      you come home
      spring peepers
    
       Carol Ann Palomba, Wanaque, N
       
    
  
  ~  Honorable Mention ~
  
    gibbous moon
      she circles the baby’s
      due date
    
       Marilyn Appl Walker, Madison, GA
       
    
  
  ~  Honorable Mention ~
  
    casting off
      all self-doubt—
      prize trout
    
       Clifford Rames, Freehold, NJ
    
  
               
			 
		 
		 
		 
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