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2008 Harvard Press haiku contest winners

First Prize

Pond opens, arms wide
splashing, laughing, back to life
Second raft beckons

—Jake Kline

 

 


Honorable Mention

Ignore GPS.
There's no access to Devens
via Old Mill Road.

—Deborah Oliva


Honorable Mention

Vote for volunteers
Caring deeply for our town
Wincing from insults.

—Barbara Weiss


Honorable Mention

lichen splotched stonewalls
gnarled defiant apple trees
a Harvard landscape

—Bob Naiva


Autumn’s reflected brilliance
Memories on mud
Another drawdown

Nancy Horrall


boat on the lake
two young people in love, get
out of the world

Ion Untaru, Romania


Shiny white ball on peg,
Enthusiasm springs anew;
Old frustrations lurk.

Worth Robbins


bare distant drumlin
rime on wet dirt, light brown grass
sledding tracks are gone

Rick Wood


scarlet, yellow leaves
scent of cider in the air
autumn in Harvard

Bob Naiva


legs pound down a road
winding tunnel, winter trees
draw breath of cold air

Rick Wood


icy running brook
moss sparkles under water
january sun

Rick Wood


Newsprint in my hand
Ann Levison comes to mind
Her words nourish still.

Name withheld by request


Fall leaves still unraked,
Downed fences yet unmended,
When will spring time come?

Robert Lerner


parrying eyes pass
in speeding cars side by side
parallel window

Rick Wood


Why have we not read
General Store now open
Visit us today

Thelma M. Griffiin


Where have the bees gone?
Apple blossoms lonely now
We miss you, come home

Hannah Kline


Library stands tall
new books waiting to be read
children come and go

Hannah Kline


Brick sentinels tend
Spacious fields, thriving ventures,
Dawning neighborhoods

Nancy Reifenstein


MCAS, sports, the arts,
Harvard’s exceptional kids.
What’s in the water?

Sue Robbins


Heat on, ears well-plugged,
Fans turned up dispensing murk,
School board hard at work.

Robert Lerner


Mouths open, brains idling,
Glibness on Town Meeting floor,
Accusations fly.

Robert Lerner


The heart of Harvard
The lively ‘hood of this town
Which we all enjoy

Madeline Beckman


By a gentle stream
cows and sheep are listening.
The oriole sings.

Midge Klein


Vast views to enthrall
Select treasures to enchant
Weald trails to embrace

Nancy Reifenstein


A soft, pink sunset
Mirrored in the crater lake
Guides the journey home.

Midge Klein


Town boards pleading funds.
Rhetoric and careful plans
Shattered at the polls.

Barbara Weiss


Pussy willows sway
Wind driven pollen floats down
Gently, life goes on.

Barbara Weiss


New white ball teed up,
Optimism springs anew;
Will this be the year?

Worth Robbins


Board of Selectmen
Not the ones I voted for.
I still love Harvard.

Name withheld by request


Sun disintegrates
over a majestic sight
the night reflected

Jake Kline


The wave builds slowly
Crashes to the shore Wednesday
The paper is done

Lynda King


Stately homes endure
Around a green once-plain field
To train militia

Nancy Reifenstein


Kipling’s architect
Shared plans for Stanley’s mansion
Our seniors now grace

—Nancy Reifenstein


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