The Filoli Annual Haiku Contest celebrates its 2nd anniversary with a new Ecopoetry Award!
Winner: First Place
Hummingbird on nest.
She sits with patience and care.
The garden holds her.
-Candice Ward
Winner: Second Place
wisteria
weighed down by froth
of too much joy
-Jenna Le
Winner: Under 18
I’m born as a seed
The wind carries my future
A new life begins
-Katherine Kelly
Winner: Ecopoetry Award
一滴の
波紋や花と
実となりて
Translation:
A drop of water
makes a ripple, and it ends
up as flowers and fruits
-Kumiko Nishikawa
*The Filoli Haiku Contest is an annual haiku competition for all ages launched by Filoli in collaboration with then San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto, as a way to share stories and memories across cultures, and help create a sense of place and belonging. Categories include First and Second Prize and Best Under 18; the top 10 poems are displayed as poetry installations in the garden in the month of May. In 2022, the Filoli Ecopoetry Award was launched to encourage poetry submissions that highlight the connection between humans and the environment.
Aileen Cassinetto 