Monthly Archives: September 2012
Chiyo-ni – Morning Glory (haiku comic)
VCBH Haiku Invitational 2012
As leaves started falling outside, I took some time to read the winning cherry blossoms haiku from the VCBF Haiku Invitational 2012 announced recently. The Contest Judge was Beverley George from Australia.
Here are some of my favorites:
Best International Haiku
school for the blind
every fingertip sees
a different pink
David Terelinck, Pyrmont NSW, Australia
Best United States Haiku
cherry petals falling
the pond’s oldest koi
slowly surfaces
Michele L. Harvey, Hamilton, New York
- sent from
- weeping cherry—
- blossoms
my iPhone—
cherry blossoms
Beth Skala
Nanaimo, British Columbia
a petal lands
in my bento box
Pamela Cooper
Montreal, Québec
opening, opening
each face
Terra Martin
Toronto, Ontario
- construction site—
the hunk in the hard hat
sweeping blossoms
Carole MacRury
Point Roberts, Washington
- late spring,
this cherry blossom tree
one flower from darkness
Glen Fletcher
Maldon, Australia
Honorable Mentions
@YVR Status Update:
cherry blossoms spotted
#collectivesighofreliefJackie Poon
Richmond, British Columbia
- cherry blossoms
at last the chance
to speak to her
Peter Brady
Gatineau, Québec
- cherry blossoms . . .
the unfinished poem
in my pocket
Margaret Dornaus
Ozark, Arkansas
- moving day
still in bud
weeping cherry
Yukiko Yamada
Osaka, Japan
- her stilettos
clicking on the sidewalk—
pick up mud with pink petals.
Grace Zhu, age 11
Vancouver, British Columbia
The straight hole (haiku by Issa)
Old Pond haiku comic featuring a haiku by Issa:
the straight hole
made by pissing
in the snow outside the doorKobayashi Issa, Tr. by RH Blyth
Against the shoji screen
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Teiko Inahata (A long rainy season, Stone Bridge Press, 1994)
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The setting sun hit my Japanese doll and created this beautiful shadow this summer.
As I read Teiko Inahata’s haiku, I found that the photo and the haiku were a perfect match.