Katikati Haiku Contest winners, 2012
Australian haiku poets have made a very good showing in the 2012 Katikati Haiku Contest, with 1st prize awarded to Lorin Ford, 2nd prize to Joanne Watcyn-Jones and a Highly Commended to Cynthia Rowe. Among the Commended haiku were those by Jan Dobb and Cynthia Rowe.
1st Prize
harvest moon
the horizon between here
and hereafter
- Lorin Ford, Australia
2nd Prize
heart failure
folding the sails
before nightfall
- Joanne Watcyn-Jones, Australia
Highly Commended
enamelled top
my son's smile spins
around the floor
- Cynthia Rowe, Australia
The full list of winners and the judge’s commentaries are available on the NZPS Haiku NZ website:
http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/katikatihaikucontestresults2012
Congratulations to all!