My Winning Haiku

end of rain
each cactus thorn keeps
its raindrops

4th International Contest for Haiku in English
Commendment
Three Rivers Haiku Association, Ivanic Grad
Croatia, 2007

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friends’ conversation –
now and then my dog
seeks a pat

International Haiku Contest
Honorable Mention
Romanian Haiku Association
Bucharest, 2007

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cherry tree
even the blind woman
picks blossoms

2006 Haiku Invitational
Best International Poem
Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Festival
Vancouver, 2006