Haiku Society of America

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

2017

Judges: Robert Gilliland & Cherie Hunter Day
See commentary by 2017 judges.

~ First Place ~

       light
for their world
     fireflies

Gary Hotham

 

~ Second Place ~

gathering dusk
all the colored pencils
back in their cup

Michele Root-Bernstein

 

~ Third Place ~

the dogs
shake it loose
—summer sea

Alison Woolpert

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

watermelon flesh deep in summer

Tigz DePalma

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

trial separation
another inch of snow
on the gin bottles

Lew Watts

~ Honorable Mention ~

summer holiday
walking the dogs
where they want to go

Corine Timmer