I want great haiku's
Rules-
I don't care what they are about... the title is an inside joke.
Don't suck.
Have talent.
Make me proud.
No limit to number of entries.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 18, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Hey folks! What a hard contest to judge, with so many entries and such a rich field of great poetry! I simply let my heart decide. There is no question in my mind about the winner. It nwas my favorite hands down. From there, it got dicey. The next several could have been arranged in any order and I would have been dissatisfied that they all couldn't be second place.
I gave three comments.
Nice means it was indeed thoughtful and interesting.
Very nice means it was above average.
Any other comment meant that you had done something very special. Seeing that there were over 80 entries, do not feel bad if you did not place. There were plenty of winning quality poems in this contest. I truly enjoyed reading them all.
Contest Winners
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tsunami rises
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water cascading
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(contemporary haiku)• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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dare I say his name?• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Breathe deeply the night the silver shades of evening,• Viewed by judge. [remove]
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Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [55]
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Roaring waves crashing
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nature's true nurture falling fast from the sky; myby Blueskywonder 6 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 8 1:27 AM 2007. In Weird• Commented on by judge.
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by quakietree 3 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 10 9:55 PM 2006. In Haiku• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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a wave curls / above the fishing boat / distant Fuji• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Blossoming of spring White lilies gathered with careby Cerulean 3 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 23 5:45 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Feather, floating down It's source; unkown and unseen.by islekine 2 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 8 1:07 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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old Ford Thunderbird on driveway half in sunlightby Mairi bheag 9 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 8 1:42 AM 2007. In haiku• Commented on by judge.
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Her eyes are rain clouds / Spilling diamonds as she cries / Forming rich puddles• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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soft and gentle strokes / with the colors of your eyes / paint my hearts true love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Amaranthine Lover 6 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 8 8:55 AM 2007. In Haiku, Abstract, Contemporary, Contest, Fantasy• Commented on by judge.
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Ocean roars and wails Striking rocks with violent force• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Teardrops drizzle on Fragrant yellow, entwined in• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Whiled away in a
Watery menagerie--by Knight70 2 lines, 21 comments, on Aug 4 3:50 PM 2007. In Contest, Haiku (Senryu), Nature, Happiness• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
(HAIKU/SENYRU)by NoWayJo 9 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 27 12:13 AM 2007. In HAIKU/SENYRU• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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a familiar face
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by Pollycheck 2 lines, 20 comments, on Dec 27 8:13 PM 2006
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the waitress slips
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the embers still glow
without a fire in the hearth• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Gold nuggets protrudingby Sonnetnoelle 2 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 2 7:31 PM 2007. In Haiku• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Black clouds rolling into townby Sonnetnoelle 2 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 2 7:28 PM 2007. In Haiku• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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sun not in the sky
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wicked guys / enjoy / honest are / miserable / none has / solutionby Sandip Saha 2 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 27 1:52 AM 2007. In Society• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Senryu Poetry• Viewed by judge.
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Sensual Senyru• Commented on by judge.
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having read the books i no longer write poems—• Commented on by judge.
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venice beach, tons ofby Arkbear 27 lines, 20 comments, on Aug 8 4:30 PM 2007. In Haiku, Escape, Thoughts, Love, Hope, Nature, Contemporary, Lost in thought
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by Virgoan 2 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 16 8:25 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Chains or no chains?
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if it doesn't suck... bring it!
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Awww, you swiped a haiku-idea I had in mind right under my nose. I even picked-up the perfect graphic for the Contest Page. I guess great minds think alike!
No problem though, Allan...You beat me to it and I'm kinda glad you did because now I can write up an entry to your contest.
I'll be back!
Jo -
OK, I added the graphic--(Only after I noticed the "title an inside joke" stuff), but if you don't like it, feel free to delete it.
The image would look great with a black background--(AP color #000000) and a gray font color--(#DDDDDD),
so if you really wanna appear Contest-Page fancy, give it a go!
I've taken my name as co-host...My editting job's done. It's time to write some haiku!!!
Jo -
I entered a few times. hope you don't mind.
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Loads of entries! Goodie!
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syllable count? are you accepting only 5-7-5 ? although i could not find any mention about it in the rules, all the entries seem to be in that format. please clarify?
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If it qualifies as a haiku by dictionary definition, I will accept it. An explanation in your author's notes may eleiminate any confusion.
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Wow Allan thank you so much for the gold in this contest, I am still relatively new to haiku, but you have given me a huge confidence boost to keep writing. I am glad you enjoyed. Thanks again and congrats to everyone in the contest.
Karen -
Thanks so much for the silver and the points. I really had fun with the contest. Thanks for the inspiration
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