Summer-Themed Haiku Contest Winners

Thank you all for participating in our summer-themed haiku contest! We were happy to receive a lot of entries, and we enjoyed reading them all. We’ll be contacting the winners by email today about their prizes.

Without further ado, the winners are:

Winner: Donna B. McKinney, “Summer Heat”

Runner-Up: Hannah Whiteoak, “Dandelion”

Runner-Up: Torrey Best, “Summer Haven”

Read the winning submissions below and watch for a new contest in September!

Winner: “Summer Heat”

Donna B. McKinney

Salt like ocean spray

Liquid sun slides down my nose

On summer’s last day

Runner-Up: “Dandelion”

Hannah Whiteoak

dandelion clock

white petticoats spin and swish

time for one more dance?

Runner-Up: “Summer Haven”

Torrey Best

hot dry desert home,

crispy red terra firma,

a chance oasis