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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
Judged by Tanya McDonald and Michael Dylan
Welch (from 122 entries) of the Haiku Northwest
Thank you to
everyone who entered the spirit of participation and celebration in writing
haiku for the 2017 Seattle Japanese Garden Moon Viewing Haiku Contest, held on
September 9, 2017. The entries seemed stronger and more poetic this year. If
your name is partial below, or you provided no contact information, please
email WelchM@aol.com so we can update our records. If you have not yet received
your prize, please contact the garden. First prize was an annual garden
membership. Second prize was a garden T-shirt. And third prize was a set of
garden postcards. Congratulations to all the winners, and to everyone who
submitted poems.
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by NatSuyenaga |
First Place
lantern in
the tree
it could be
the only moon
we will see
tonight
Sarah Aday [no contact info provided]
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by km |
Second Place
hidden moon
I cannot see
you—
looking
still matters
Brian C. [no last name or contact info provided]
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
Third Place
consider the
moon . . .
the audience
is not unlike
the koi
Russell
Nielson [spelling of last name unclear, perhaps Nelson or Nukor, email address also unclear]
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):
waiting,
for the
autumn moon
another bowl
of tea
Gwen Stamm
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
needles
outstretched
the
crone-backed tree
beckons the
moon
Samuel
Levy
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
orange moon—
can autumn
fires
keep me from
your gaze?
Karen Radcliff
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
the moon
hides
behind the
clouds
waiting to
shine
Diana Danzberger
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by Peggy Garber |
otsumi for
100 people
if the moon
were here
it would be
too crowded
Trevor
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| SJG • 9/9/17 - Photo by NatSuyenaga |
empty bento
box
chilly
breeze ruffles my scarf
waiting for
the moon
Nina Marini
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| SJG • 9/10/17 - The morning after the Otsukimi; Photo by km |
