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UPDATE

Total amount of entries I'm accepting now is 400, with maximum 5 per person...
Otherwise the contest will be closed too quickly

So off course, it'll take some time for me to read, comment and then judge them all... you'll have to be patient



Ah yes, While I'll keep on going further with the What do you see series, I decided to have yet another haiku contest

I just want to say that haiku isn't just counting syllables. it's a whole lot more then that!
Give me haiku with an AHA-moment and I'll be happy. If you give me crap however, then there's quite a big chance I will tell you while commenting, so be warned.
If you are sensitive and can't handle the fact someone says his honest opinion about your haiku, then stay out. If you think you can handle it, then please join

haiku are about nature, have a maximum of 17 syllables, structured as 5-7-5.
you can also go contemporary, then you go out of the nature scene. It isn't really of importance how many syllables you have and where, as long it is maxed at 17 in total and in three lines.

if you need an example -->  allpoetry.com/Poem/1588578



Regular rules, so no stickies, no all caps, no every word caps, no erotica, no bashing.

I only want ONE haiku per entry (no chains)

You can enter maximum five times, prewrites or new writes, I don't care... maximum five entries per person.


This contest will close after 3 days, or when there are 400 entries, whichever comes first. (I doubled the maximum amount of entries since this is going to be filled quite quickly)
All the points will go to the winner, and there will be no additional trophies.

I will comment on the poems when the contest is closed for entries.


good luck to all



Remember: Don't tell me, just SHOW me!




Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 7, 2006
  • Rewards: Gold: 500
  • Final notes:
    Well... this one was hard

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  • Eeyores Buddy
    January 31, 2006
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    Well... Nice contest! Haiku's aren't my strongest point but I've written a few before, but they kind of went wrong Seems to be you're heading down the route of being haiku mad! ( Only joking ) Have tons of fun with your contest


  • Anna Emkah
    January 31, 2006
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    Leander, je wordt al een echte leraar. Wat ben jij streng! Ik durf al niet eens meer mee te doen. lol. Maar gelijk heb je hoor, al die 'troep' wat moet je ermee. Succes met de contest. Anna.


  • Parearoo
    January 31, 2006
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    WOW! Nice contest turn out. and OMG! You've got Lumpy on the side!! AWESOME!! Best of luck judging this contest!
    Talk to you later!
    -Holly


  • Nicolette gold member
    January 31, 2006
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    Leander, I had to smile at Anna's comment above..."leraar" . I know the two of you are Dutch-speaking. In Afrikaans "leraar" means a minister of a church!! man you are strict, but that is sooo right! Your contest pages always look great. I'll see if I can enter a new haiku too - time I right something AHAAAA!! Good luck with this contest, my friend.

    ~ Nicolette


  • gaze
    February 1, 2006
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    I'll so enjoy reading the entries!
    Ah, I'll be posting some too, old and new


  • gaze
    February 1, 2006
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    Caraca, 400 entries! Man, once I got about 200 in a contest of mine and a sore butt


  • leander Moderators member
    February 1, 2006
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    I know I'm probably gettinf myself in time trouble with the 400, but it's a great neat challenge


  • Yemassee gold member
    February 1, 2006
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    Moose!!!!!!! Blue Moose!!!!!

    Sorry, there are tons of haiku in your contest but all I see is the moose!

    Sorry, Mainers love their moose.

    Moose!!!


  • leander Moderators member
    February 1, 2006
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    The moose is called Lumpy and is a member of Happy Tree Friends


  • His Shoulder Angel
    February 2, 2006
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    Thank you for setting up this contest! I've been searching for a haiku contest for awhile now, but nobodies been doing it! Thank you so much!!!!

  • tightropewalkoflife
    February 2, 2006
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    Coool! 400 entries? Lucky they are only short poems............


  • Timothy Cameron gold member
    February 3, 2006
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    I wrote one...but too late to submit. Here it is anyway, because you inspired it. allpoetry.com/poem/1798557

  • Eeyores Buddy
    February 3, 2006
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    400 entries + 400 comments + being a greeter + being a teacher = one very busy person that needs to take a nice long break if possible

  • leander Moderators member
    February 4, 2006
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    I have no 400 entries but there are an aweful lot lol guessing around 200... already started judging this one, going to take quite some time I'm afraid


  • Emerald13
    February 6, 2006
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    just to let you know i revised mine ... (as ifyou dont have enough reading hum ?) ... left the original along with the edit though >>> GINA


  • NoWayJo
    February 7, 2006
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    good contest, Leander and CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

    Jo


  • Maatkara gold member
    February 7, 2006
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    WOW! Thank you so much for the Gold, Leander!! And thank you to Mari for helping you decide

    There were so many good ones in this, an awesome list - a real honour to win!
    Congratulations to Cindy and Colin too!

    ~Gen

  • leander Moderators member
    February 7, 2006
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    you are definately wrong with the Mari part
    it is a lady on here with first name Christina but I'm not going to say more

    lol

    You're very welcome...


  • gaze
    February 7, 2006
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    Excellent choices! Those were too between my favourites!
    Very good contest, with many of great entries!


  • Maatkara gold member
    February 7, 2006
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    Oh, oops! Sorry, that's right - Mari was entered too So, thank you to Christina!


  • leander Moderators member
    February 7, 2006
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    lmao


  • senza
    February 7, 2006
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    Congratz to all the winners! Thanks for hosting this so fairly...
    Lady anairO


  • just rob gold member
    February 7, 2006
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    Congrats to the winners and hats off to the host for the effort it must have taken to judge this monster.


  • AngelicMistress gold member
    February 7, 2006
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    THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!! :F

    I would like to take the time to thank you for hhaving let me partake in your Haiku contest, I enjoyed writing for you and I had fun, again thank you, AngelicMistress

  • Nicolette gold member
    February 7, 2006
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    Congratulations to the winners!! WOW, you've had a mass of entries, Leander and you did very well in picking the winners. Much love to you, my friend


  • FifthDove
    February 7, 2006
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    Hey, thank you ole chap for the silver
    You made my day and night and week
    Congrats to the other winners

  • Desert Knave
    February 7, 2006
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    Congratualtions to the winners. ~Jim


  • Sonja
    February 8, 2006
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    Congratulations to all winners.
    ~Sonja~


  • cherche -d -ame
    February 8, 2006
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    congratulations to the winners , as well as a big thank you to our Host Leander What a succesful contest , and I am glad that I was not the one who had to judge all of those entries,
    z
    reenie


  • Eeyores Buddy
    February 8, 2006
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    Congrats to all the winners I don't know how you managed to judge this, but go you for doing so!

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