Haiku Contest Page

	14^thANNUAL HAIKU CONTEST

HAIKU CONTEST WINNERS - 2004

THEME:

Hiyaku/Leap

English Language Division
Adult Category

1^st Place: Amelia Heath - Northport, Alabama
      Through the winter mists

      Steel beams of the crane appear

      As lace, fragile, still

2^nd Place: Christa Pandey - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
      Poems are my home;
      Haikus those rare visitors
     That quicken the heart.

3^rd Place: Rose Marie Stutts - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

     Stooping from the sky

     Red-tailed hawk in the city!

     --Tai Chi forgotten.

4^th Place: Tammie Spain - Northport, Alabama
      Teardrops fall downward
      Eyes glistening look upward
      Daughter's wedding day.

Honorable Mention:

David Kopaska-Merkel Tuscaloosa, Alabama
      Brown cattails quiver
      Geese honk of their winter home
      White clouds hide the sun.

Grade 1-3

1^st Place: Callie Pomeroy - Birmingham, Alabama
     Want to play hopscotch
     Jumping on squares on the ground
     Ouch! I fell again .

2^nd Place: Nicole Luo - Birmingham, Alabama
     I am jumping rope
     Bouncing higher than the sky.
     Time to go inside.

3rd Place: Richard Bass - Birmingham, Alabama
     The Well: so active,
     The cicadas charge this way,
     The rain soon pelts down.

4^th Place: Michaela Senft - Birmingham, Alabama

     Snow leaps from the sky
     It's like a ballerina
     It's as cold as ice, Burr!

Honorable Mention:

Elizabeth Choy - Birmingham, Alabama

     Clouds cry frozen tears
     Then snow melts into water.
     Plants bloom in a flash.

Grade 4-6

1^st Place: Jennifer Collins -Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     Early in April
     Watching kids hop in puddles
     I stay in and watch

2^nd Place: Katelyn Hallman - McCalla, Alabama
     Huge waves crashed on shore.
     Salty waves recede slowly.
     Sandy children play.

3^rd Place: Tommie Garner - Cottondale, Alabama
     Dark, gloomy forest.
     Horned owls fly swooping field mice.
     Still deer munch on leaves.


High School

1^st Place: Geoffrey Ward - Scottsboro, Alabama
     Pristine clear wonder
     Salty yet you shine like gold
     Ocean, come to me.

2^nd Place: Dalyon Clever - Scottsboro, Alabama
     School is memorable
     In the lonely old rusty
     Seats. It owns no one.

3^rd Place: Whitney Fields - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     Polka dot Pebbles
     Desire little playful hands
     Of anxious children.

4^th Place: Alexis Burton - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

     Silently sighing
     Butterfly wings move lightly
     Disturbing the peace.

Honorable Mention: Niki Edmonds - Scottsboro, Alabama

     Voice only has worth
     When ears from other nations
     Can hear cries for help.

Japanese Language Division   Adult Category
1^st Place: Shichiro Kurihara - Narashino City, Japan
Onion heads shooting up       Right next to my grandchild;       They are comparing their heights.			Negi boozu     mago to narabite     se o kisou
2^nd Place: Mitsuko Miyagawa - Birmingham, Alabama
Flap your wings and fly!       Children from the war damaged streets       Covered by spring dust.		Habatakeyo       shunjin no chimata       senka no ko
3^rd Place: Hiroshi Yamaguchi - Narashino City, Japan
Are you waiting for the wind?       The butterfly has just emerged       With its quivering wings.	Kaze matsuya       uka oeshi       choo hane furue
4^th Place: Masako Kurihara - Narashino City, Japan
With a winter sun       Set in back,       Mt. Fuji stands tall.	Kanyuuyake       se ni shite takaku       Fuji no yama
Honorable Mention: David "Daiji" - Naito Soja City, Japan
A child is trying to circle       Upward on the horizontal bar.       His bellybutton shines with the wind.	Tetsuboo ni       idomu ko no heso       kaze hikaru
Japanese Language Division Grade 1-3 Category
1^st Place: Yuriko Ono - Narashino City, Japan
They are having fun.       Cherry flowers and dandelions       Are dancing.	Tanoshisoo       sakura to tanpopo       odotteru
2^st Place: Wataru Yamanaka - Narashino City, Japan
With the kite I fly,       I wish my dream       Would come true.	Takoage to       isshoni agare       boku no yume
Japanese Language Division   Grade 4-6 Category
1^st Place: Saori Namiki - Narashino City, Japan
A wind chime       Tinkles in the breeze.       Summer has come.	Soyokaze ni       fuurin hibikeba       natsu kitari
2^nd Minori Yumoto - Narashino, Japan
We look up       With shining smiles.       Cherry blossoms bloom.	Sora aogi       kagayaku egao no       sakura kana
3^rd Place: Aoi Masunaga - Hoover, Alabama
Our cat is playing       With butterflies       In our afternoon backyard.	Uchi no neko       choocho to asobu       niwa no gogo
4^th Place: Ami Yamamoto - Hoover, Alabama
A winter marathon.      The winner reaches the goal,       With his face all red.	Fuyu marason       makkana kao de       ichii kana
Japanese Language Division   Grade 7-12 Category
1^st Place: Shiori Masunaga - Hoover, Alabama
At the tip of a limb,       A cricket is collecting strength       For the next leap.	Edasaki de       chikara o tameru       batta kana.

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