Global Haiku Matching Contest 1

(select your favorite for each pair and write it in the box below the pairs)
(then select favorites of those pairs, etc... until one is the top pick)

Global Haiku Tradition--Kukai 3, Summer 2004

an old red pump
dripping softly
into a rusted pan

Michelle Dallas

on the water
a twin—
rippling away

Robin Sidlo

stones across the water
he watches me
his turn now

Lori Ade

as the ball leaves the bat
the team jumps up—
high-fives

Jonathan Heise

an old red pump
dripping softly
into a rusted pan

Michelle Dallas

stones across the water
he watches me
his turn now

Lori Ade

stones across the water
he watches me
his turn now

Lori Ade

in the dark
we talk things through
and see the light

Melanie Millikin

husband and wife
walking in the moonlight
romance once again

Brdiget Lamb

in the dark
we talk things through
and see the light

Melanie Millikin

husband and wife
walking in the moonlight
romance once again

Brdiget Lamb

on the wall of
the old school building
         Luke
             &
               Laura
                      Forever

Annie Clay

another argument
I close my eyes
to see again

Carroll C. Keller

in the dark
we talk things through
and see the light

Melanie Millikin

in the dark
we talk things through
and see the light

Melanie Millikin

newborn baby
old dog waits . . .
to be held

Laura Tucker

newborn baby
old dog waits . . .
to be held

Laura Tucker

I did once
think . . .
who

Angie McCammack

phone rings
time stops
second hand moves on

Jill K. Patterson

family leaves
dirty dishes
another day

Kathy McDonald

one cake
three forks
one dirty

Rhonda Russell

phone rings
time stops
second hand moves on

Jill K. Patterson

one cake
three forks
one dirty

Rhonda Russell

phone rings
time stops
second hand moves on

Jill K. Patterson

newborn baby
old dog waits . . .
to be held

Laura Tucker

black rolling clouds
leaves cupped for rain
first the smell

Vicki Eldridge

newborn baby
old dog waits . . .
to be held

Laura Tucker

black rolling clouds
leaves cupped for rain
first the smell

Vicki Eldridge

our feet dangle
from the tailgate
green waves all around

Kathy Yarnell

six playful little bodies
kisses and licks
which do I choose?

Nila Vinson

newborn baby
old dog waits . . .
to be held

Laura Tucker