2008 is the first year that the writing magazine, FreeXpresSion, now fifteen years old, has included a Haiku Section in its annual competition. Nathalie Buckland judged the entries anonymously.
The winner was Dawn Bruce,
the last page
of a loved book …
autumn rain
Dawn Bruce NSW
Highly Commended awards were made to:
watercolour
the crane blends
with the river
Gavin Austin NSW
wondering
about the new year …
dappled sunshine
Dawn Bruce NSW
fire-dead forest
among bleached branches
a flame robin
Janet Howie VIC
shooting star
on the fencepost
a sooty owl
Leonie Bingham NSW
Commended awards were made to:
evening light –
flowers in cellophane
on the kerbside
Dawn Bruce NSW
scuffed boots
old snow gathers dust
in the gutter
Jodie Hawthorne TAS
trees
dip their shadows –
hot afternoon
Dawn Bruce NSW
chilling waves –
in tidal pools
blue ringed octopus
Barbara Apa NSW
FreeXpresSion is published monthly, and haiku submissions may be made (five at a time) to the Haiku Editor, Quendryth Young: quendrythyoung@bigpond.com.
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