Haiku Matching Contest - 5 - Photo Response Haiku Favorites

Global Haiku Traditions Spring 2008: Contest organized by Amanda Aukerman, Andy Jones, Jessica Villerral & Erin Knott

a solitary bridge
overgrown with green . . .
serenity

Alyssa Thompson

bustling city
a green paradise
hidden in the center

Nicole Zabrinas

Central Park
a pond reflects
summer green

Nicole Zabrinas

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?

Kersten Haile

a solitary bridge
overgrown with green . . .
serenity

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?

top quarter champion

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?

top half champion

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?

bottom quarter champion

secret place—
we are hiding
in plain view

frozen and forgotten
the children continue
to play their song

secret place—
we are hiding
in plain view

frozen and forgotten
the children continue
to play their song

Matthew Chmiel

frozen bodies
capture a secret
a day in the park

Kersten Haile

secret place—
we are hiding
in plain view

Brett Coffman

garden fountain
stone children
watch life go by

Nicole Zabrinas

 

top half champion

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?
 

 

champion

curious hands
dip into the pond
who lives there?

 

bottom half champion

squatting lad
'bout to get
a ball to his balls
 

seats near home plate
enjoying my hot dog
more than the game

Alyssa Thompson

the crowd erupts . . .
juicy hot dog
falls to the ground

Daniel Fishel

homerun
everyone stands
to catch the action

Nicole Zabrinas

glaring sun—
in the stands
a ball hits me

Brett Coffman

the crowd erupts . . .
juicy hot dog
falls to the ground

glaring sun—
in the stands
a ball hits me

top quarter champion

glaring sun—
in the stands
a ball hits me

bottom half champion

squatting lad
'bout to get
a ball to his balls

bottom quarter champion

squatting lad
'bout to get
a ball to his balls

squatting lad
'bout to get
a ball to his balls

neon light and
ugly shoes . . .
still the perfect date

ten pins down
doing a victory dance
in my goofy shoes

Alyssa Thompson

squatting lad
'bout to get
a ball to his balls

Gordon Gilmore

only one pin . . .
she granny rolls
the ball

Michelle Dixson

neon light and
ugly shoes . . .
still the perfect date

Lindsay Scully

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