Manolo says, when the Manolo announced the winners of his contest on the Sunday last, the high quality of the entries made choosing the three winners and seven runners up most difficult indeed, and so although it was the happy occasion, it was with some sorrow that the Manolo was forced to select only ten.

One of the entries that nearly made it into the top ten, but did not, was the set of the haikus sent in by Katherine Delhotal of the Arlington, Virginia, which were based on the super fantastic shoes of the Magnolia, one of the gracious sponsors of the Manolo’s Super Fantastic Essay Contest.

So the Manolo he sent the little poems to the kind peoples at the Magnolias, hoping that they would volunteer to provide the Katherine with the prize suitable to her efforts.

And they did! The Magnolia peoples they have decided to present to the Katherine the pair of the shoes for her lovely efforts, which the Manolo now here presents along with the pictures of the shoes described in the haikus.

Allure

Creeping vines on bark
Blue daisies, forget-me-nots
Asian enchantment

Anita

Corduroy for the streets
Uptown in pink cool
Downtown in blue funky

Adrianna

Golden glow at sunset
Gunmetal composed
Sultry in earthy bronze

Adore

Savannah jungle cat
Silently stalking
Amid Birkenstocks, flip-flops

Avalon

Classic gross grain bow
Vibrant blooms catch the eye
Dancing, dreaming ballet