2011 International Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest --judges: Toru Kiuchi, Japan; Kris Moon, Japan. This contest is for English language haiku written in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Each poem is required to contain one season word/phrase from an assigned list. Sponsored by the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society [http://yths.org].
First Prize:
the familiar cough
of a neighbor's old Chevy
winter solitude
Third Prize:
finding her letter
in his old leather jacket
winter solitude
Honorable Mention (2):
snuffing out candles
just for the joy of their scent
winter solitude
new year's confetti
the accordion player
.......... leans back on his heels
1 comment:
Congratulations on your recent success, Billie!
I love 'snuffing out candles' - will have to share that one with my candle-loving hubby-to-be :)
Kirsten x
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