IHS International Haiku Competition 2023 Results
1st Prize
mother of pearl
the silvers and greys
of moonlight
Simon Hanson (Australia)
2nd Prize
martins leaving the dark half of the year
John Barlow (England)
3rd Prizes:
spring wind spoken by a pine
Gregory Longenecker (USA)
sunlit stillness
a pair of mallards
exchange breaths
Ron C. Moss (Australia)
Honourable Mentions
In alphabetical order:
white buddleia
the winding flights
of midnight moths
John Barlow (England)
midnight blue
all the stars in the sky
in the lake
Marion Clarke (Northern Ireland)
coming in waves
darkness and moonlight
lapping the shore
Simon Hanson (Australia)
water's edge...
a night heron
probes the moon
Jo McInerney (Australia)
day moon
one then two spiders
floating on seas
Richard L. Matta (USA)
billabong sunset
eyes among
the waterlilies
Cynthia Rowe (Australia)
Holocaust museum –
the names above bodies
lying in trenches
Dan Salontai (USA)
Many congratulations to the worthy winners, and many thanks to everybody who submitted their work to this contest!
https://irishhaiku.com/haikucompetition.htm#:~:text=The%20IHS%20International%20Haiku%20Competition,win%20more%20than%20one%20prize.
Results