Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2022 Kukai Winners

First Place

border crossing

   on the ginkō walk

   mostly speaking with poets

             Rich Schnell

Second Place

inhaling pine

through the open window

the deepness of stars

             Beki Reese

Third Place (tie)

rolling mist

a dash of cinnamon

in my hot chocolate

             Antoinette Cheung

on the bench

by the birch

one leaf . . . and me

             Helen Ogden

scattered ashes

only some of her

floats

             Lisa Gerlits

Fourth Place (tie)

moss-covered marker the dash between dates

             Gary Evans

over the sound

   the sound

of Canada geese

             Helen Ogden

Fifth Place

pulse of cicada song—

the baby named

for a constellation

             Aidan Castle

Sixth Place (tie)

fog settles in the trees . . .

remembering

to relax

             David Berger

inclusivity panel

our pens poised

at the same angle

             Antoinette Cheung

rain-soaked knees

the small blue door

in the fairy garden

             Lynne Jambor

   left out—

the upturned shovel

   fills with rain

             Shelley Baker-Gard