Quick Announcements
You’re the best! I’m glad everyone enjoyed our second Haiku contest, and I’d like to personally thank all of you who left such thoughtful responses on other submitters’ haiku–that’s what this is really about. We all know how good it feels to receive feedback on our work. Good on you for giving that to others, and thanks for making this so fun!
I’d like to recognize a few honorable mentions before announcing the “winning” haiku:
Six (of many) Notable Mentions:
Submitted by Spiral Artist
The Nudity of Bandages
Heart in my wounded hand,
she bares her skin and shivers:
such grace in old scars.
Submitted by Christopher Perry
On Autumn
Dry leaves falling
Silently on sunlit church
Tears cleanse the path home
Submitted by Poetry Science
On this Earth
On this earth I’ve found
In even bitter winters
A warm summer’s day.
Submitted by floweringink
Untitled
I swallow your pain
Silence breathes in the shadows
Dies in a whisper
Submitted by Ben Naga
Speaking in Tongues
Nature’s elements
Fire, water, air and earth
Beckon our spirit
Submitted by rivrvlogr
scattered clouds drifting
sun revealed in patch of blue
yellow leaves ablaze
Winning Haiku
Congratulations, Hélène! We loved your haiku “Solitude” and have published it on the front page of Vita Brevis here!
Submitted by Hélène Vaillant
Solitude
Restful solitude
Beneath Willow’s tender arms
All is as it is