ukiaHaiku 2007 Poetry Winners
The copyright of all haiku remain with the writers
Children, K-3 Grade: General Topics
First Place
tastes like sun rising
go and pick some pears for mom
pear juice on my face
Yulisa Angulo
Ukiah, CA
Second Place
Þre crackles on wood
cats are curious
a shadow can grow
Kyle Pierce
Manchester, CA
Third Place
bright good day to swim
itÕs summer, IÕm feeling hot
all-goes-right season
Zoe More
Ukiah, CA
Honorable Mentions
yellow and black bees
stinging people on the grass
honey from daisies
Kamerin Dayton
Ukiah, CA
Hawk high in the sky
Looking down for a movement
goodbye to bunny
Jose Ramirez
Gualala, CA
Butterßies ßying
far into emerald forests
gathering nectar
Adrienne McCord
Ukiah, CA
Children, 4-6 Grade: General Topics
First Place
Dusk by the river
Blood-colored toenails varnished
Slipping into sand
Rachel Pierce
Ukiah, CA
Second Place
Hot air and dry grass
pass juke into goalie box
cleats uniform sweat
Marcoa Rodriguez
Ukiah, CA
Third Place
Mixed up is the map
looking at it I am big
on it I am small
Sally Yvonne Lyons Rohan
Ukiah, CA
Honorable Mentions
I ainÕt no monkey
but bananas do taste great
hey Tarzan, wait up
Mason Brooks
Redwood Valley, CA
It is dark outside
Yellow eyes pop out at you
Out comes a kitten
Neil Thiele
Potter Valley, CA
They fall off of trees
All kinds of bright colored leaves
Get out the good rakes
Colby Portlock
Potter Valley, CA
Youth, 7-9 Grade: General Topics
First Place
Squealing of the swing
the ring from a rusted chime
abandoned backyard
Bo Yan Moran
San Francisco, CA
Second Place
It sat, motionless
waiting for its prey, to kill
but fell asleep Þrst
Tom Butzow
Redwood Valley, CA
Third Place
The soft sand calling
the refreshing breeze waiting
just the sky follows
Julia G. Harencar
Mendocino, CA
Honorable Mentions
grass ßows in the wind
it ripples in the meadow
waves crash against me
Chris Yiu
Talmage, CA
I sit in the tree
looking at the biggest buck
the gun cracks loudly
Connor Daly
Potter Valley, CA
Peaceful winterÕs sun
Sharing the sky with the rain
Creating rainbows
Nikki Teron
Ukiah, CA
Youth, 10 - 12 Grade: General Topics
First Place
Cruising in my ride
Estillo Monte Carlo
en my barrio
Trinidad Tepale
Ukiah, CA
Second Place
Cone down, ice cream ßopped
On the steamy hot sidewalk
There goes happiness
Virginia Chung
Talmage, CA
Third Place
There are forks and juice
Why are they together there
Sitting on the ground?
Jenny Mullis
Ukiah, CA
Honorable Mentions
bookworms slithering
digesting enlightenment
excreting knowledge
Jason Sock
Ukiah, CA
seeds fall to the ground
from a sapling to a tree
to fall is to rise
Ruhui Gan
Talmage, CA
Sakura trees sway
breezes rufße their long skirts
shaking with laughter
Jenny Mullis
Ukiah, CA
Youth: About Ukiah
First Place
lost in a good book
staring from a coffee shop
poppies and lupins
Amanda Baguley
Hopland, CA
Second Place
day dreams of long ears
what happened, who took them, why?
no airport rabbits
Julian McClanahan-Calvert
Ukiah, CA
Third Place
UkiahÕs night life
walking down the bigger streets
looking for some fun
Ignacio Ayala
Ukiah, CA
Honorable Mentions
Ukiah Daily
on it printed winnerÕs name:
Joanne Phua Pei Yin
Joanne Phua Pei Yin
Talmage, CA
Ukiah sunset
ßaring currents coloring
tranquil darkness creeps
Jason Sock
Ukiah, CA
Youth: Contemporary Haiku
First Place
rainbows shimmer darkly
on the crusty black gravel ground
a car dripping oil
Jessica Fong
Talmage, CA
Second Place
summer Saturday
camarones mariachis
dancing like crazy
David Castaneda
Ukiah, CA
Third Place
clouds tearing apart
ground drying, grass dying
no school for awhile
Cole Elton
Redwood Valley, CA
Honorable Mentions
A clear, gray puddle
gazing down, I see the branches
stretching above me
Jessica Fong
Talmage, CA
Snowcapped
mountain
waiting for more
Lee Wright
Redwood Valley, CA
Night bus stop Ð
cold and wet
creeping shadows
Maggie Razo
Ukiah, CA
Judges Special Prize
Blue Lagoon
Crane wades through water
Wind touches weeping willow
There is deep silence
Tayler Scott
Ukiah, CA
Adult: General Topics
First Place
Abandoned cow Þeld
Only winter deer visit
Silhouettes in fog
Donna Suzanne Kerr
Willits, CA
Second Place
the mucky goose bowl
always needed fresh water
until Coyote
Cathy Monroe
Redwood Valley, CA
Third Place
lost in the kitchen Ð
a green aphidÕs fourth long lap
round a tea trayÕs rim
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
Honorable Mentions
On the autumn pond
a ßotilla of gold leaves
riding wind ripples
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
Wading in tide pools
Receding waters reveal
Stars beneath my feet
Nancy Harby
Lakeport, CA
chase the yellow line
hot tea spills between my legs
trees blend together
Rose Easterbrook
Redwood Valley, CA
The old whooper swan
still looking inside itself-
deep winter silence
Eduard Tara
Iasi, Romania
Metallic midnight -
a burnished moon reßects on
hammered copper seas
Nancy Harby
Lakeport, CA
Adult: About Ukiah
First Place
Cemetery, dusk
among the stones, gold-brown deer
nibble the grass down
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
Second Place
orchard pyres waiting
pear trees ripped up and piled low
ready to blossom
Cathy Monroe
Redwood Valley, CA
Third Place
three old men leaning
over stone city bridge wall
look thrashing steelhead
Jamie Connerton
Ukiah, CA
Honorable Mentions
After many moons
our roots reach down deeply
into yokayo
Jenny Burnstad
Ukiah, CA
Down coat on Monday
Skirt and ßip-ßops by Thursday
WhatÕs a girl to wear?
Jenn Douthit
Ukiah, CA
Concert in the Park
Love it or buy big earplugs
The whole West Side rocks
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
Adult: Contemporary Haiku
First Place
just past mauve Ð
paddling hard
for a dark shore
Jim Kacian
Winchester, VA
Second Place
Diamondback baby Ð
three tiny rattles and
one big attitude
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
Third Place
cold river mouth
a silver gleam
in the whitebaiterÕs eye
AndrŽ Surridge
Hamilton, New Zealand
Honorable Mentions
how to know snow
life
so ßeeting
Haunt Rama
Redwood Valley, CA
setting the clock
back even more
in the dark
Jim Kacian
Winchester, VA
a curious cow Ð
her steamy noseprint
on my window
Kayla Wildman
Potter Valley, CA
