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2007 Harvard Press haiku contest winners

First Prize

Twirling up the hills,
Parasols of pink and white:
Apple blossom dance

—Carlene Phillips

 

 


Honorable Mention

In this town so small,
The grand library stands so tall
Everyone in awe

—Mackenzie Grant


Honorable Mention

Haiku replaces
Sudoku obsession
Still no work is done

—Kathy Marble


Honorable Mention

Whispering marshes,
Waters of Harvard, bird sounds
Blue heron looks on

—Karen Morris


Honorable Mention

Let’s chuck Robert’s Rules
Gather torches and pitchforks
And get something done

—Jonathan Feist


Apple Blossoms Bloom,
Take a swim at Bare Hill Pond,
Carlson’s apples YUM!

Karen Shaw


In our little town,
Apple orchards near and far,
Diverse, yet the same.

Raymond Dunn


Deer jumping in time
A leaf floating down through space
are but a whisper

Jair Cruikshank


Afford’ble housing
I’ve got just the location:
Your backyard, not mine

Sue Robbins


What to peruse first?
Town board news, or Police Log?
Log wins ev’ry time.

John Jacobs


Once, at dusk, flute song
from the Sears estate ruins:
Beautiful trespass.

Elizabeth Cooper


Bees have been working
for years now with no contract
yet we get apples

Ann Levison


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

Barbara Weiss


Green thoughts budding forth
Climate change calls winter back
Dormancy.....patience

Marilyn Strong


Winter’s grip lets go:
Diamonds strewn on wrinkled blue,
Bare Hill Pond in spring

Carlene Phillips


Photos, views, and news;
By and about Harvard folk;
Llama made me laugh.

Worth Robbins


Young hands clasp loved books
which small feet carry en masse
towards a bright new home

David Neville


Seek flowering gems
At the plant sale on the green--
Harvard Garden Club

Marty Green


 

Ah, the peepers call
Night windows open—bright days
Apple blossoms soon

Kathy Marble


Property taxes
Climbing high into the sky
No more overrides

Barbara Harley


Fabulous lib’ry
We love/hate the striped carpet
Go check out a book!

Sue Robbins


Another ad hoc
To promote diversity
Everyone is white

Jonathan Feist


Polite compromise
Begrudging acquiescence
Eroding beauty

Jonathan Feist


Harvard—a great home
Bursting with apple orchards
Nourishing our town

Jake Kline


The new library
Parody with old and new
Beautiful building

Jake Kline


Holy Hill Harvard,
Shaker dreams, quiet, alive,
No, not forgotten

Karen Morris


screams reflected from
black fog, dead sound and failed sight
refuse to unite

Adam Katcher


Years ago, I came
for pumpkins at a farm here.
How long, long I’ve stayed!

Elizabeth Cooper


Heard the new gossip?
New newspaper in Harvard
The Press saves the day!

Erin Molinaro


Green hemlock forests
Harvard nature trails abound
Joyful wanderlust!

Karen Morris


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