first sign of summer <br />the excited laughter <br />of the ice maker <br /> <br />Runner up <br />The Haiku Calendar Competition,2005 <br />Snapshot Press, Liverpool, United Kingdom<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prize-winning-haiku-first-sign-of-summer-united-kingdom/