Haiku page 1 - Neo Classical
January 2014
Neo Classical Haiku
FIRST PLACE
melting snow
another hope
to fall in love
Robert Kania
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
winter blues---
donning his old sweater
his young widow
autumn foliage---
in various vivid shades
I wrap my hopes
Gracy D'Souza
Gracy D'Souza
SEVEN HONORABLE MENTIONS
(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
a falling leaf
stuck in midflight
spider magic
William Hart
before dawn
a leaf falls
from the sycamore
Owen Bullock
fog on fog---
the old temple bells
clanging through
cold winds sweep the night---
the walls of loneliness
fall into silence
Gracy D'Souza
parkland
I look at the fallen leaves
of my life
Gautam Nadkarni
one more hole
in my blanket-
winter deepens
Kashinath Karmakar
Gracy D'Souza
Curled and still clinging
Oak leaves
Karen Dick
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