Moon Viewing 2018 - A Magical Night at the Garden
is that a cloud
or a standing screen? again
the moon is hiding her face
kumo ya kicho hata kakuretaru tsuki no kao
by Den Sutejo
(Far Beyond the Field: haiku by Japanese Women)
Thank you all for joining us for another magical evening of Moon Viewing at the Seattle Japanese Garden! Despite not seeing the actual moon once again and smoke in the air, "Moon" by a local lighting artist, Yuri Kinoshita, was there to shine a warm light on all of us.
Please enjoy some of the highlights from the evening, as well as selections from the winning haiku entries. Congratulations!
Haiku contest was held by members of Haiku Northwest, Tanya McDonald and Michael Dylan Welch. Out of 172 entries below were selected for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places, and Honorable Mentions. To no surprise, many were written about the hazy smoke in the sky.
First Place
brightly the moon
makes milk of water
drops on a turtle’s shell
Tiffany Jenkins
Second Place
smoky air—
my beautiful wife looking at the sky
waiting for the moon
Daifu Ye
Third Place
in my inbox
message from the full moon:
—not coming tonight!
Aleksandra Monk
Honorable Mentions
(in alphabetical order by last name)
my feet hurt
my eyes are tired
oh! the moon!
Bill Bridges
even the rabbit pauses
to view the harvest moon
Bill Bridges
round with child
she crosses the garden bridge
waxing August moon
Barbie Brooking
shy moon
hides behind clouds
patiently, we wait
Bryant Cabanatan
it’s for your safety
ropes obstructing normal paths
under the moonlight
CCR Studios
pink smoke
obscures the moon and more
somewhere trees are burning
Elise Fogel
deep sigh—
stop breathing so loudly
I’m trying to think about the moon
Kate Griffith
hey moon,
don’t hide from the smoky air
we want to see your beauty
Sze Man Li
the red moon blooms
I hold your hand
and feel your warmth
Corinne Scrivens
a full August moon
my footsteps in the gravel
sound like cicadas
Jair Trejo
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated and to Haiku Northwest.