Haiku Society of America

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

2022

Kat Lehmann & Matthew Paul
See commentary by 2022 judges.

 

~ First Place ~

harvest festival
jars of fig jam
full of galaxies

Alison Woolpert, California, USA

 

~ Second Place ~

nights drawing in—
wondering how Dad is
in his patch of earth

Sean O'Connor, Ireland

 

~ Third Place ~ tie

empty vase the last of the baby's breath

Lorraine A Padden, California, USA

 

~ Third Place ~ tie

autumn pond . . .
spending just-us time
with my thoughts

Scott Mason, New York, USA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

stalks of corn
in their own language
evening breeze

Alan S. Bridges, Massachusetts, USA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

September twilight—
a honeybee's slow descent
into goldenrod

Julie Bloss Kelsey, Maryland, USA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

where the fox kits
     last frolicked
          wisps of fog

Scott Mason, New York, USA