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	15^thANNUAL HAIKU CONTEST

HAIKU CONTEST WINNERS - 2005

THEME:

Hana/Flower

English Language Division
Adult Category

1^st Place: Susan Martinello - Madison, Alabama
Pink storm of blossoms

Quelled by sudden petal-fall--

      Over, like girlhood.

2^nd Place: Cheryl Connelly - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     Flowers, gently pressed,
     A father's love remembered,
     A daughter's solace.

3^rd Place: Beth Sherrill - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

      Slender water drop

      Slips from the calla lily

A pearl breaking loose.

Honorable Mention:                                                          Virginia Gilbert - Madison, Alabama
       He thinks his mother
       Only makes pancakes but she
 Really makes flowers.

High School

1^st Place: Sam Martone - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     My dad looks at me
     “Go outside,” he says, beaming
     Flowers know his name.

2^nd Place: Sam Martone - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     Amid the litter
     And countless broken bottles
     One rose remains strong.

3rd Place: Devonica Spraggins - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     Purple, yellow, blue
     Colors of gorgeous flowers
Smells put you to sleep.

Grade 4 - 6

2^nd Place: Bo Starke - Montgomery, Alabama
     Waterfalls splashing
By lilies in the lagoon
     A contrast in white.

3^rd Place: Elie Younes - Birmingham, Alabama
     Beautiful daisies
     In the meadow by the stream
     Getting their feet wet.

4^th Place: Sophie Vogt - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
     A lone flower sits
     World of white blankets enclose
Darkness gently fades.

Grade 1 - 3

1^st Place: Caroline Goolsby - Birmingham, Alabama
     Pink buds on the trees
     The flowers bloom on spring days
     In the wind, they waltz.

2^nd Place: Alice Bradford - Birmingham, Alabama
     Little pink blossoms
     Lightly twirl to the damp ground
     Like tiny marbles

Japanese Language Division   Adult Category
1^st Place: Mitsuko Miyagawa - Birmingham, Alabama
Under the cloud       dyed by the setting sun,       an old cherry blooms more charmingly         than ever.		Akane gumo      Hitokiwa ade ni      Oizakura
2^nd Place: David Naito - Okayama, Japan
Fragrance of plum flowers:      it reminds me of the days      when mother was chasing her roosters.		Ume ga kaya       Tori ou haha no       Arishihi mo
3^rd Place: Kaoru Misonou - Narashino, Japan
My favorite sunny spot        is covered by fallen cherry flowers. Today I will sunbathe through my                  windows.	Hidamari o       Hana ni torarete       Garasu goshi
4^th Place: Hiroshi Yamaguchi - Narashino, Japan
Cherry blossoms fall:       The rice paddy is not coated       by dappled design.	Sakura chiri       Kanakomadara no       Ta no mo kana
Japanese Language Division High School Category
1^st Place: Yumi Yokota - Narashino, Japan
Returning home       In evening darkness,       I am met with white light of cherry                flowers.	Kaeri michi      Yuuyami terasu      Shirozakura
2^st Place: Kana Ikeda - Narashino, Japan
Cherry trees bloom.      I wish I could die      In the spring.	Sakura saku       Haru ni taeyo       Waga inochi
Japanese Language Division   Grade 4 - 6 Category
1^st Place: Yuu Nemoto - Narashino, Japan
Mother is        Planting flowers: her back is hit        By warm sunlight.	Hana ueru        Haha no senaka ni        Koboreru hi
2^nd Rika Yamamoto - Narashino, Japan
Snow has melted.        Cherry trees start to show off,        Hinting that they are prima donnas.	Yuki tokete       Watashi ga shuyaku        Sakura no ki
3^rd Place: Kumiko Ofugi - Narashino, Japan
Baby heads of horsetails are        All dancing        With spring breeze	Soyokaze ni        Minna de odoru        Tsukushinbo
4^th Place: Katsuhiro Sasaki - Narashino, Japan
A sole plum flower blooms       At a sunny spot       Under the chilly sky.	Samuzora no       Hinata ni hitotsu       Ume no hana
Japanese Language Division   Grade 1 - 3 Category
1^st Place: Taku Tanaka - Narashino, Japan
In my grandpa's yard        Daffodils line up,        Making a perfect straight line.	Jiji no niwa       Suisen no retsu       Icchokusen
2^nd Place: Yuriko Ono - Narashino, Japan
I want to become       A lily,       A giant one.	Naritai na        Ookina ookina        Yuri no hana
3^rd Place: Narumi Matsuishi - Narashino, Japan
The cherry tree is       A great bouquet       Of flowers for all of us.	Sakura no ki      Ookina minna no      Hanataba da

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