Haiku Society of America Student Haiku Awards
in Memorial of Nicholas A. Virgilio
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Student Haiku Awards for 1990
Harriett Bley, Minna Lerman, and vincent tripi
judges
No commentary is available for this year.
Mad at myself . . .
the ball keeps hitting
its own shadowValentin Rader
Cedar Shoals High School, Age 16, 11th grade, Athens, GA
beside the waterfall
the little girl
wets her pantsJane Schueller
Wahlert High School, Age 17, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
light of a million stars . . .
still
the darknessAndy Daughetee
Wahlert High School, Age 17, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
seashells
take me
from the shoreJulie Ernst
Wahlert High School, Age 17, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
under the tree
a planted featherTim Ehringer
Wahlert High School, Age 18, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
he gives me
roses
and their thornsKeri Haas
Wahlert High School, age 18, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
I see his wholeness
through the gap
in his teethAndrea Stapleton
Wahlert High School, Age 17, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
awakened from sleep:
cries
of my aborted babyKeri Haas
Wahlert High School, Age 18, 12th grade, Dubuque, IA
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