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Best of Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Vol. 2 (2:1 & 2:2)

8/5/2019

 
                                                                          
                                                                    Haiku Moment Award

 
                                                                                          for a moment
                                                                                          I remember I belong
                                                                                          wildflowers
                                                                                                                   Samantha Renda, South Africa
                     Samantha’s haiku perfectly captures the essence of the haiku moment.
 
                                                    Runners-Up (in alphabetical order):
 
                                                                                       three generations
                                                                                       in the patchwork quilt
                                                                                       autumn leaves
                                                                                                                   Susan Constable, Canada
                   The masterful link intensifies this haiku’s emotions.
 
                                                                                     searching the sky
                                                                                     for traces of my ancestors . . .
                                                                                     winter stars
                                                                                                                  Rebecca Drouilhet, USA
                  A poetically worded haiku of wonder.
 
                                                              all I know for certain cicada shell
                                                                                                                   Elmedin Kadric, Sweden
                   This haiku expresses the emotion at the heart of Buddhism.
 

                                              Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
 
in the alleys
orange blossom scent . . .
the rest escapes me
 
nei vicoli
profumo di zagare . . .
il resto mi sfugge
 
            Lucia Cardillo, Italy
 
 
though you won’t be the last
please hold on tight –
yellowed leaf
 
            Skylar Kay, Canada
 
 
a newborn’s cry
all the phases
of the moon
 
            kjmunro, Canada
 
 
northern lights no need for words
norrsken inga ord nödvändiga
            Anna Maris, Sweden
 
 
Under the rain,
with boughs of wisteria
Sixty years old

Bajo la lluvia,
con ramos de glicina
Sesenta años
            Lía Miersch, Argentina
 

all my dreams
not come true
winter stars
 
tous mes rêves 
non réalisés
étoiles d'hiver 
 
            Olivier Schopfer, Switzerland
 
 
In hospital
her trial walk with a stick
cherry blossoms in chill
 
院内を杖つきて試歩花の冷え 

Innai  wo tsue tsukite shiho hana no hie
 
            Kyoko Shimizu, Japan
 
 
green buds on my walking stick spring’s first day
 
            d w skrivseth, USA
 
 
trying to conceive
a plum blossom settles
at my feet
 
            Lucy Whitehead, UK
 
 
summer field walk
finding answers to which
there are no questions
 
pola latem
znajduję odpowiedzi
na które nie ma pytań
 
            Ernest Wit, Poland

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