Haiku, page 3 - Vanguard
August 2013
Haiku, page 3
Vanguard
FIRST PLACE
years pass into years
the blossoming continues
the loss remains
Marie Shimane
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
waking up –
is it her smile on the pillow
or the morning sun?
Ronny Noor
our love
a flat hollow
in the summer grass
Ernest Wit
SEVEN HONOURABLE MENTIONS
(in no particular order)
running…
amid tooting horns
news of fatherhood
Adjei Agyei-Baah
empty nest
their children's footsteps
fading bit by bit
Victor P. Gendrano
no reason
to be anywhere else
ocean bluff
Bruce Ross
mail order
two summer dresses
after her death
Maxianne Berger
first argument
her engagement ring trembles
in an ash tray
Peggy Heinrich
dragonflies
mating in flight
we too, are one
kate s. godsey
Roses on her dress,
roses on her cheeks -
on her lips, bitterness.
Zhanna P. Rader