Haiku Society of America

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

2025

Meredith Ackroyd & Kelly Sargent
See commentary by 2025 judges.

 

~ First Place ~

dandelion chain
I weave myself
into the meadow

Joshua St. Claire, New Freedom, PA

 

~ Second Place ~

breath prayer
moss breaking stone
into soil

Dan Schwerin, Sun Prairie, WI

 

~ Third Place ~

it's not a bug
it's a feature
first firefly

Matthew Markworth, Miamisburg, OH

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

skinny dipping
a single ripple
reaches Polaris

Edward Cody Huddleston, Baxley, GA

 

~ Honorable Mention ~

her hand curled
around his around her --
summer dusk

P M F Johnson, Minneapolis MN

 

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