First Prize
fallen red cherry leaf – warmth of mother’s hand after her last breath 紅き桜葉おち臨終の母の手ぬくし akaki sakuraba ochi rinjū no haha no te nukushi Keiko Izawa, Japan This is a wonderfully poignant haiku, well deserving of this prize. Second Prize an empty corncrib cradling moonlight . . . the cold wind Susan Yavaniski, USA Beautifully poetic image and feeling. Third Prize forgotten in the scarecrow’s coat her baby picture John Pappas, USA A tenderly humorous and wistful haiku. Honorable Mentions (In Alphabetical Order) moon islet holding a glimpse of a dream Joanna Ashwell, UK the second opinion same as the first autumn sky Alvin B. Cruz, Philippines moon glow – the rustle of dried grasses in the midnight breeze elehna de sousa, Canada harvest moon in the straw bowl the song of a cricket есенна луна в сламената купа песен на щурец Radostina Dragostinova, Bulgaria half moon wondering who I am yet to be Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, India fall twilight all the things that will never return crepuscolo d'autunno tutte le cose che non torneranno mai più Eufemia Griffo, Italy this brown moth too struggling to live – fall dusk Ruth Holzer, USA Distant sky seen from the sick bed geese migrating 病床のはるけき空を雁渡る Satoru Kanematsu, Japan leaf-bearing wind stops to let me know . . . everything passes Srini, India nuclear war – a scarecrow not a scarecrow anymore nuklearni rat – strašilo više nije strašilo Aljoša Vuković, Croatia Comments are closed.
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Founder (emeritus): Bruce Ross Editors: Astrid Andreescu Kristen Lindquist Art: Murray D. Ross Archives
November 2024
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