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The Haiku Moment Award, Runners-up, and Honorable Mentions
Haiku Moment Award: spring pilgrimage- first cherry blossoms in mother’s sandals proljetno hodočašće - prvi cvjetovi trešnje u majčinim sandalama Goran Gatalica, Croatia Here is clearly the front runner. With deft phrasing, Goran Gatalica presents a moment that expresses spirituality, natural beauty, and a son’s love, centered on a spring kigo. Runners-Up: crescent moon . . . my silent yearning as vast as the night sky Anne Curran, New Zealand We liked the sensitive expression of Anne’s feeling and the depth of that feeling. flickering lantern a beggar's bowl fills with moonlight 大红灯笼挂， 烛光自摇曳。 乞丐手中碗， 月光已注多 David He, People’s Republic of China We liked this haiku for the sensitive take on a beggar's bowl haiku, perhaps opening up a strong connection to Zen awareness. If the friendly mosquitoes kept quiet. Oh, early morning. Si los amables mosquitos se callaran. Oh madrugada. Rafael García Bidó, Dominican Republic This haiku was the most humorous of all we got and reminiscent of Issa. oak in spring lifting the light from a river Michael McClintock, USA We liked Michael’s haiku for the poetic transparency and deftness of expression. summer solstice the weight of light Valorie Woerdehoff, USA We liked this poem for its very contemporary phrasing and idiom and the subtlety of the haiku as a whole. Honorable Mentions (Autumn/Winter): stirring moonlight into darkness catfish Simon Hanson, Australia Here is a very original take on a moment of perception that reverberates with mystery. equinox a moment with the falling leaf Cyndi Lloyd, USA This haiku is a subtle presentation of a haiku moment, linking, in a sense, the universal and the particular. dad’s face not as I remember him . . . winter stars Marion Alice Poirier, USA This haiku focuses on sadness and longing and is made deeper by the last line, which becomes a metaphor for that depth. lives of their own autumn leaves Julie Warther, USA The imagery here nicely supports the importance of seeing the life in all natural phenomena. still autumn . . . a baby crow caws with each fallen leaf ...خريف هادِئ نعّاب ينعق مع كل ورقة تسقط Ali Znaidi, Tunisia Ali Znaidi’s haiku radiates a tenderness that can be felt in the natural world. Honorable Mentions (Spring/Summer): gentle rain my palms open with a prayer Tia Haynes, USA Tia's haiku poetically offers a spiritual connection to a simple and perhaps needed natural event. spring rain the cherry petal tea of my childhood 春之雨 我童年的 樱桃花茶 David He, People’s Republic of China A Taoist-like haiku that centers upon the wonder of the continued cycle of the seasons in nature and in human nature. the smell of spring in my shoes – lily of the valley Precious Oboh, Nigeria This haiku brings the wonders of another spring to a human level. spring rain a child jumps from cloud to cloud Rachel Sutcliffe, UK A precious haiku that captures the simplicity of a child’s delight. clover the girl makes a bouquet for her doll’s wedding 人形の結婚式に 少女はブーケをつくる しろつめくさの花 ningyo no kekkonshiki ni shoujo wa bouquet wo tsukuru shirotsumekusa no hana (revised Japanese version by the author) Norie Umeda, Japan Norie Umeda’s haiku allows us to enter a child’s world in which the ordinary becomes beautiful. Comments are closed.
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