The Results of the Earth Day Children's Haiku Competition

The results are in!

Judges commentary

An excellent turn out of haiku!

Our main criteria was good writing which captured the haiku spirit.  Not all the entries were necessarily 5-7-5, and as this was only a guideline, you will find the occasional exception.

A big thank you to all who entered, we enjoyed over 250 entries from various countries.




7-9 Years Old Group

1^st Prize

a big green turtle
resting on the hot black sand
the blue ocean waves

Isabella Wikoff
Petaluma, California, USA

Highly Commended

Winter is frosty

Squirrels sleep in the warm tree

They sleep and they snore

Anh Nhat Nguyen

American International School
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

On the day ''earth day''
we help the environment
and turn off the lights.

Molly Francis Megan

Sai kung, New territories, Hong Kong

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10-12 Years Old Group

1^st Prize

Earthday -

a little student spells first time

the word recycling

 

Alisia Rusu

Elena Rareş School, Botoşani, Romania

Highly Commended

Running in the snow,

Making a snowman with friends,

Until the day ends.

Ben Sekerel

Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Winter is here now

Cold like a frozen snow balI

Sipping hot cocoa

Jeffrey Alo

Carver Elementary School

Stanton, California  U.S.A.

spider on my board

crawling up a white mountain

can it reach the top?

Raheem Abdullah

Barrow Hill School, London U.K.

If you could hold Earth,

Like a bird’s delicate egg,

You would not drop it

Bella Griscom

Pine Point School, Stonington, Connecticut, USA

people fill the earth, step by step

together, we can change the world

Zoey Ramsay

USA

We come together
With our trash bags and supplies
And pick up our homes

Helen Wingate

Sacred Heart Academy in Winchester, Virginia, USA

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13-15 Years Old Group

1^st Prize

Earthday -

drawing just forget-me-not

on each poster

Otilia Camilar

Elena Rareş School, Botoşani, Romania

Highly Commended

The ocean is blue

The whales are calling for you

I respect their sound.

Matthew Feingold

Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy

West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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16 -18 Years Old Group

1^st Prize

Spring morning

the naughty cat back home

countless scratches

不良猫無数の傷負い朝帰り

Furyou neko  musuu no kizu oi  asa gaeri

Miyamoto Maki

Akita Meitokukan High School

Akita-city, Akita, Japan

Highly Commended

Snowflakes landing on kites

Turning them to rainbow slop

Windy winters day.

Claire Wiebe

Adelaide, South Australia

stars hidden by clouds
tinged with copper-hued street light
glowing far below

Rebecca Rehberger
Luther Preparatory School

Watertown, Wisconsin, USA

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19 - 20 Years Old Group

1^st Prize

The owner off

fireflies glowing on

the paddy field

蛍舞う主の去りし田の上で

Hotaru mau  aruji no sarishi  ta no ue de

Yamahata Nanoha

Akita Meitokukan High School

Akita-city, Akita, Japan

Highly Commended

Verdure

trembling in the cool

over the sunshade

木々の青揺れる涼しさ日傘越し

Kigi no ao  yureru suzushisa  higasa goshi

Takahashi  Natsumi

Akita Meitokukan High School

Akita-city, Akita, Japan

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Again, we would like to thank everyone who entered this competition.