Haikus are sorted by the first name of the poets
First Names: D-I
Haikus A-C Haikus D-I Haikus J-L Haikus M-Z
Haikus selected by our jurors for installation in windows are in PURPLE type; finalists are in BLUE.
Haikus selected by our jurors for installation in windows are in PURPLE type; finalists are in BLUE.
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Ice clusters strewn
across the windshield, winter morning’s bridal veil -David Brooks Andrews A spring watercolor, clouds bleed down the page of sky -David Brooks Andrews He stays in New York City, but soaks in his tub reading “Walden.” -David Brooks Andrews Dining on Mass Ave Friendships cement on new bricks Sharing selves and plates -Deb Rourke Smile at goats in cars Curious of coyotes Missing the llama -Deb Rourke cultivating our roots since colonial times Munroe Tavern gardeners -Deborah Burke Henderson Turkeys stroll from woods at dusk Feathers gleam in evening light Tall pines call - fly high -Deena Dubin Flicker moves across the yard Probing holes for ants and larvae Come, probe patio bricks -Deena Dubin Robin stands in water trough Wings lifting, water flying Clean feathers, pure joy -Deena Dubin Too much anxious can Overwhelm but heart transforms To peace within us -Denise Elyanow Care and worry fly Overhead but need not make Their nest in our hair Denise Elyanow Iris bloom again, Granting brief purple solace In a troubled world. Donald Cohen Elder stateswomen we have become with straining ears and blinking eyes -E.Rozan Swirled men are looking for the truth they do not know is found in their soul -E.Rozan Sit on the Moon and go in circles; everyday the view changes -E.Rozan Ziggle Ziggle Kimchi Pancake – smell it... miss my mom -Eunsuk Blue? Red? Green? Purple? No! Not flowers! Some sneakers! Michaelson's has'm! Francesca Lexington At Home Age in place is what we do The right choice for some -Gary Fallick rain outside old tunes to hum inside -Gary Hotham holiday crowd signs in a small town George Washington rode this way once -Gary Hotham drying off the road what we heard of last night’s rain -Gary Hotham Lexington has some interesting history and is a great home -Georgia Chan, age 10 Stars emanate light fire emanates heat and warmth friends emanate love -Georgia Chan, age 10 Waves crash on the beach seagulls glide over the sea dolphins swim with grace -Georgia Chan, age 10 Flowers start to bloom, Birds return home from the South, All signs of sweet Spring -Georgie Gorvine, age 10 Trick or treat around! Wilson Farm potato shoot Fall is Lexington! -Georgie Gorvine, age 10 Swim in the town pool Rancatore's cold ice cream chilling summer camps -Georgie Gorvine, age 10 Espresso dripping Into my lap as I drive The cup is too full -Glenn Rothfeld Diner waitress says That the decaf is instant I choose tea instead -Glenn Rothfeld My cobbler says I Need new soles. I smile and think: I have a cobbler! -Glenn Rothfeld if you have shoes and they're on your feet they're your walking shoes -Grace Solomonoff Some things like my two- tone parka—reversible. Some things aren’t. It hurts. -Grey Held Truth will out, the way a dark wood knot in painted wainscot will show through. -Grey Held So happy at last we’ve decanted our anger left it out to breathe. -Grey Held How does spilled sunlight regather so evenly on tall brick walls? -Hal Ober Chanting blue jay plaids the change purse of spendthrift song sparrow. -Hal Ober Sweet ice cream tastes Like a green filled with laughter-- Like warm summer rain -Haley C., age 18 Warm summer rain tastes like vanilla, smells like smiling dew on the green -Haley C., age 18 My nose tickles With blossoms’ pollen And the joy of a new summer -Haley C., age 18 Curiosity From child, cat and me Scared birds nesting in the wreath -Helen Yang Thunderclaps Command showers marching Past the Green -Hiary Echols pond scum what lies beneath emerging bubbles -Holly B kids muddy feet indents left behind a mother's shriek -Holly B A mid-May Mayflower waits for June -Holly B Waltham to the south, highway curves to northern seas, crying seagulls soar -Ian Lamont Drizzly, overcast Hopes for an outing dashed Get a coffee cone! -Irene Hannigan Sniffing for a pal A dachshund greets a great dane Their humans say hi -Irene Hannigan Coaches pull up Tourists disembark Can I be one, too? -Irene Hannigan |