Haiku page 2, Shintai
WHR June 2015
Haiku page 2
Shintai Haiku
First Place
song sparrow--
a spring reed bends
with melody
Kevin Valentine
Second Place
Third Place
sunrise
I watch my shadow
stretching itself
Maria Tomczak
new season
even in dead wood
so much life
Joyce Lorenson
Seven Honourable Mentions
(In no particular order)
blackbird song...
filling the silence
between us
Maria Tomczak
spring fever
the street fiddler improvises
the Ode to Joy
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă
dancing in moonlight --
dancing in wonderment
of the stars
CaroleAnn Lovin
first crocus
letting go of
uncertainty
Ben Moeller-Gaa
his hand
pointing to the moon
full of dark spots
Maria Tomczak
thrush song...
who am I
to figure you out
Sanjuktaa Asopa
tiny feet touch mine
watching her in her slumber
heart explodes with love
Dianne Shakinovsky
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Zatsuei Haiku of Merit,
(in alphabetical order)