New Zealand Poetry Society Te Hunga Tito Ruri o Aotearoa
2007 Haiku Junior Section, Winning Poems
Highly commended (list only) | Commended (list only)
First Prize:
sparrows feeding
in toi-toi flowers -
the roughness of my father's hand
Harry Frentz, Tauranga Intermediate School, Tauranga
Second Prize:
sailing against
the wind
the taste of my tears
Harry Frentz, Tauranga Intermediate School, Tauranga
Third Prize:
antique carpet
picking out the patterns
autumn sunshine
Sophia Frentz, Tauranga Girls' College, Tauranga
Fourth Prize:
floodlit
she counts
syllables of rain
Charlotte Trevella, Rangi Ruru Girls' School, Christchurch
Fifth Prize:
noon
a lone boat
drifts in blue
Ana Blakelock, St Andrew's College, Christchurch
Highly Commended:
paua shell, William Davidson, Christchurch
windy day, William Davidson
gorse flowers, Harry Frentz
changing leaves, Sophia Frentz
leaves underfoot, Sophia Frentz
autumn, Bede Gorman, Christchurch
new grave, Jared Harrison, USA
The saddest moment, Tui Matenga, Christchurch
evening, Bailey McIntosh, Christchurch
tentative paw, Kate Slaven, Christchurch
Commended:
Look down, Jack Andrews, Tauranga
The deserted red scarf, Ellie Braddock, Arrowtown
bitter day, Charlotte Fairhurst, Tauranga
winter's first fire, Sophia Frentz
midnight, Bede Gorman, Christchurch
Gutter board at school, Brodie Hutton, Christchurch
early morning, Sophie Mannis, Christchurch
Words playing, Mengyun Rao, Auckland
aged stool, Kate Slaven, Christchurch
moonlight, Jared Van Vianen, Christchurch.
