Claire Gallagher
family reunion—
some of the beached kelp
in knots
1st Place, HSA Harold Henderson Haiku Awards (2007)
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weathered bench—
I open my palms
to the winter sky
2nd Place, San Francisco International Haiku Contest (2007)
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sunflowers
the tube of cadmium yellow
squeezed flat
2nd Place, San Francisco International Haiku Contest (2004)
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the closer we get . . .
losing my friend’s heart-to-heart
to the waterfall
1st Place, British Haiku Society Hackett Award Contest (1999)
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budding maples—
how fast the ground moves
under his tricycle
How Fast the Ground Moves, Saki Press, 2001
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blowing out
one birthday candle
the whole family
2nd place, HSA Brady Contest (1998)
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his arthritis
guiding the hoe—
late tomatoes
The Heron’s Nest IV:2 (2002)
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Advent altar—
a candle wick straightens
within the flame
3rd Place, NLAPW Poetry Contest (1999)
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winter solstice—
the sunset incantations
of red-winged blackbirds
Frogpond XXIV:3 (2001)
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the dark folds
of a greening mountain —
my sister’s locked diary
The Heron’s Nest VIII:2 (2006)
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sultry day—
melancholy squeezed
from his accordion
Acorn #20 (2008)
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slicing apples
into the dented pan—
howl of the wind
The Heron’s Nest X:2 (2008), Heron’s Nest Award
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All poems copyright by D. Claire Gallagher. They may not be used for any purpose without explicit permission.
