Love is in the air! To celebrate, we asked you to submit Valentine’s Day haiku that summed up the season—and you delivered. Here’s the contest winner, plus 10 more 17-syllable poems that got our hearts beating.
Winner
The geese in a V… Streaked, honked, to the low slung sun. Did we love the sky? by Cynthia Woodring
you are not my first yet evermore are only for whom my heart beats by Heather Rose
Old love is sweeter Wrinkled, bony, soft. So brave Stay with me, always by Gail Esterman
Drinking autumn wine Her dress blowing in cool wind Winter comes gently by Kirby Bonds
The hug felt empty Ragged, threadbare, counterfeit Still she yearns for more by Pam VanDerbeek
front porch, sunset view! COSMIC LOVE, Mother Nature Good Night, Rocking Chair… by Elizabeth Butler
Will you marry me? ’til death does its part and two become one. Alone. by Camilla Halford
i saw your name rise over the mountains on my way to work that day by Marie Gaglione
Birds on the feeder bring peace to my troubled heart, better than Prozac. by Fern Hauck
He sounds lovely Dear, And you seem crazy happy! But is he Jewish? by Larry Bauer
Drawn and quartered, You have exposed my heart. Reach in and take it! by Robert Almanza
