Haiku page 2, Shintai
WHR June 2016
Shintai Haiku
First Place
Ice-cold in the bedroom –
stealing my husband’s body heat
Lee Nash
Second Place
migrating cranes –
why won’t he settle down with me?
Lee Nash
Third Place
My shadow shrinking,
fearful of crushing
lilies of the valley
Ecaterina Neagoe
Seven Honourable Mention
(In no particular order)
Zombie rhubarb
rising up from
its winter grave
Adele Krusz
lavender field
time to change
my hair color
Cesar Ciobika
Again pas de deux -
among withered leaves
the flower of the wind
Ecaterina Neagoe
the last of the green tea
thinking of my family
still in Japan
Terrie Leigh Relf
A sign of spring
tears on cheeks bitter-sweet as
Finnish cranberries
Riitta Rossilahti
fireflies
so many reasons
to shine
Debbie Strange
mending fences
the scent of sagebrush
on your fingers
Debbie Strange
Zatsuei
(Haiku of Merit)