Shintai Haiku
August 2017
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Shintai Haiku
First Place
arctic mountain
in June sunshine
at two in the morning
Timothy Murphy
Second Place
anticipation
longer lasting than
the unfolding of the bud
Marie Shimane
Third Place
sunset bay –
a street sweeper collects
what remains of the day
Anthony Q. Rabang
Seven Honourable Mention
(In no particular order)
April rain
spring comes
to my step
Adelaide B. Shaw
a stack of books
growing taller
evening shadows
Agnes Eva Savich
vaccination reminders
for the dog we buried at home
summer hail
David Oates
milk moon
I think of children
I might have had
Cezar Ciobika
a breath of air
turns a petal straight
into a butterfly
Dejan Pavlinović
melting snow—
an overturned wheelbarrow
emerges from hibernation
Edward Dewar
summer breeze
through the open door
my muse slips out
Debbi Antebi
Zatsuei
(Haiku of Merit)