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WHC GLOBAL HAIKU TOURNAMENT 2002

TEAM 2

MATCH 1
HAIKU & RENKU SUBMISSIONS

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MATCH 1 SESSION 1 "SPRING CLOUDS" (KIGO)

the interviewer
asks about my children
spring clouds

Linda Robeck

SSSC1 spring clouds piled all over the mountains -- new puppies sleep Billie Wilson	SSSC2

SSSC3 one sail remains on the old windmill spring clouds Paul Miller	SSSC4 spring clouds -- my son tosses a penny to the rapids Mark Brooks

SSSC5 jet fighters back from the war low spring clouds Fay Aoyagi	SSSC6 spring clouds she flips the origami frog onto a book on cats Alan J. Summers

SSSC7 spring clouds a gopher makes it across the road DeVar Dahl

MATCH 1 SESSION 2 "FREE FORM"

lonely walk --
the hard, bitter greenness
of these new grapes

Billie Wilson

SSFF1 below the falls - a stepping stone just out of reach Paul Miller	SSFF2 flower festival trombonists warm up in the gazebo Mark Brooks

SSFF3 mid-term exams the leaky fountain pen in his pocket DeVar Dahl	SSFF4 his words distant smoke across the sun Linda Robeck

SSFF5 sudden shower four wasps investigate a window gap Alan J. Summers	SSFF6 cherry blossoms -- I was once buried with a dinosaur Fay Aoyagi

SSFF7

MATCH 1 SESSION 3 "SNOWMELT"/"MELTING SNOW" (KIGO)

SSSM1 snowmelt he changes into play clothes after school Devar Dahl	SSSM2 a new yoga mat in her backpack - the snow starts to melt Fay Aoyagi

SSSM3 Black Mountains-- the stagnant chill of snowmelt Alan J Summers	SSSM4 mountain ghost town-- snowmelt switchbacks into Silver Creek Mark Brooks

SSSM5 snowmelt a church bell calls from the next valley Paul Miller	SSSM6 after therapy - I clear a channel for the snowmelt Linda Robeck

SSSM7 deadlines! how slowly the snow melts 'round the garden buddha Billie Wilson

"12 STANZA RENKU"

spring wind
blowing mare's tails and clouds
along the ridge

..................spring.....Janice Bostok

blue wildflowers
on both sides of the fence

..................spring.....Paul Miller

from the kitchen
that Joni Mitchell song
about a tattoo

..................non-seasonal .....Mark Brooks

an origami box
for Halloween candy

..................autumn..... Alan J. Summers

the prisoner's
cell window
frames the moon

..................autumn moon..... Billie Wilson

quick prayers before
he chops turtle heads

..................non-seasonal..... Fay Aoyagi

my clothes
still damp from
yesterday's swim

..................summer..... Linda Robeck

a trace of aftershave
on her silk blouse

..................love..... DeVar Dahl

after our reunion
we visit each other
every weekend

..................love..... Mark Brooks

another spark flies up
the chimney flue

..................winter.....Paul Miller

sunlight
on a bird
on the rooftop

..................non-seasonal..... Alan J. Summers

as the cherry bough
drops its first petals

..................spring..... [blossom] Billie Wilson

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Team 1's Submissions: Shichifukujin

Team 3's Submissions: 7 Samurai

Team 3's Submissions: Pointed Radishes

Team 4's Submissions: Tapping Woodpeckers

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