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hay (na) ku poetry contest

Hay(na)ku poetry contest. Thanks to second-born for the information about this haiku related form. The traditional hay(na)ku is comprised of a tercet or 3 lines and a total of 6 words: one word in the first line, two words in the second line and three in the third line or you may reverse this with three words in the first line, etc. Also, multiples may be used for a chain.

tercet example:

Writing it down
merely freezes
flight

Please use the photo prompt from yahoo.com (Navajo) for your hay(na)ku and use either the traditional, reverse or multiple format.

No sTicky cAps and no erotica please. Check your spelling and word count as well.

Good luck !!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 28, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 150
  • Final notes:
    Many thanks for the fine entries in this contest. This form is so adaptable. Congrats to all for a great job. The winners are as follows:

    Gold - tomorrow's destiny lies

    silver - Spirits Of Old

    Bronze - Capture My Face


    As always, remember your spelling check and word usage . . best to everyone !!

Contest Winners

  1. tomorrow's destiny lies in today's
    by Sai Babas Lotus 18 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 26 2:31 PM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. by In Too Deep1 7 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 26 11:57 AM 2008. In Society, Spiritual, Thoughts
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Capture my face
    Never my
    by owlish 2 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 26 11:31 AM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Wandering Woodchuck silver member
    July 26, 2008
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    I will try it.


  • Sai Babas Lotus
    July 29, 2008
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    WOW! Thanks a lot for the GOLD trophy!!! Made my day Congrats to the other winners too!

    Charishma
    Principal - Budding Mind's Nursery School, Pune.