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The Rowayton Library's Second Annual Haiku Contest

2007 Winners

I see these raindrops

Plunging down from the blue sky,

Angels are bawling.

— William Adams —

Hot sand in my toes

Running towards cold water

Plunge into a dream.

— Paige DeLago —

The child cries Mother

Tenderly she runs to him

She was born for this

— Elsie L. Ferrara —

Sofia, two, dark,

Long lashes, round cheeks, sleeping,

You flutter my heart.

— Marilyn Cramer —

Peppermint breezes

Whisper the voice of the sea

Through cotton curtains

— Lynn Sadlon Moritz —

Spring rains play the pond.

A monk tries his bamboo flute.

Bullfrogs plug their ears.

— Stephen Maye —

Autumn leaves shimmer,

Risen high above us, hanging,

Waiting for their dive.

— William Adams —

Fireflies flying

Around me bright blinking lights

Making shadows move.

— Paige DeLago —

Ferocious bull shark

A fascinating bull shark

Don't rouse a bull shark

— Ricky Mydland —

The dream view is a

Mountain's shadow on a lake

Sunset in the sky.

— Liza Epprecht —

Bubbles rising up

They make the light shimmery

As fish trudge along

— William Adams —

I see me walking

I am taller than I seem

Say hello, shadow

— Paige DeLago —

The mountains are steep.

Mountains are large, and widespread.

Amazing mountains.

— Patrick Sanchez —

Contest Rules

March 15  through  April 15: Haiku Contest to Celebrate "April as Poetry Month" The definition for Haiku for this contest was as follows:

The contest ended on April 15th. All winners were notified by mail and the winning Haiku were published in the May issue of the This Month at the Rowayton Library and on the Library's website at www.Rowayton.org .  Participants received a Rowayton Library pencil..