Haiku Society of America Senryu Awards for 2004

Haiku Society of America Senryu Award
in Memorial of Gerald Brady

2004

Judges: Terry Ann Carter & Claudia Coutu

First Place:

in the dream
my dog has a whistle
only I can hear

John Stevenson

 

Second Place:

rodeo cowboy
hopefully clutching
a handful of sky

Emily Romano

 

Third Place:

two-way glass—
the patient waits inside
the therapist's reflection

J. Daniel Beaudry

 

Honorable Mention:

rush hour—
the blonde in the Porsche peels
an orange

Robert Bauer

 

Honorable Mention:

scar on her cheek
she gets her lipstick
just right

Carl Patrick

 

Honorable Mention:

grocery shopping—
his python tattoo
squeezes the Charmin

Marilyn Appl Walker

 

Honorable Mention:

on display:
her small and firm
opinion of men

Frank Walsh

 

Honorable Mention:

conservatory,
the carnivorous plants
behind glass

Jeanne Harrington

 

Honorable Mention:

grinding sausage meat
she recounts the times
her husband cheated

Bill Pauly

 

 

 

 

These awards for unpublished haiku were originally made possible by Mrs. Harold G. Henderson in memory of Harold G. Henderson, who helped found The Haiku Society of America.

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