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A Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.
Well, that said, heres the rules:
1) The Haiku must be original (no plagarizing)!
2) It must fit the weeks theme
3) It must be submitted before the deadline
4) It must be submitted for the contest (no using works previously written)
5) One Submission per user
6) The Same User cannot win twice in a row (but there welcome to submit!)
Hopefully oneday the winner could get a merit...
The Deadline will always be a Wednsday, so the deadline for the first theme will be Wednsday, September 2. The theme is The Pond
(special thanks to 'thisisnotanalt'
Today is the twelfth of November. That means that all Haiku's are due today. No more submissions will be accepted, unless I am otherwise mistaken.
That said, my next post will be to announce the winner and the two runner-ups. Good luck people!
I know, I know, I said my next post would be to announce the winner's but to answer your question, xXxDAPRO89xXx:
And am i the only submission lol...?
No, you're not. You have at least six submissions behind you
Okay, here are the results. Don't be angry with me if you don't like it. And don't think I pick favorites just because I picked you. Additionally, those who ignored the theme, well...read on.
IC4I - 5th Place
Through the corridor
From it's darkness into light
A true victory
I'm confused about this one. I wasn't sure about that little 'it's'. I'm sure 'From it is darkness into light' doesn't sound right.
The Gentleman - 4th Place
I'l fight. Forever.
Thru pain. Thru fear. Fall, never.
Light. Will came. I'm sure.
You forgot the second 'l' in 'I'll' and spelled 'through' as 'thru'. Yep, grammar is good, my friend but good grammar is even better. Doesn't matter how you spell 'through' it's always one syllable so no problem there. Good work though, the poem, though rough and short is very blunt making it more poignant.
Jacen96 - 3rd Place
The War
As this long war ends;
Some fights won, but others lost;
We triumph at last.
Congrats on 3rd place. Odd usage of punctuation, but hey, content matters too. Good work.
jdoggparty - 2nd Place
When all hope is gone
He helps you out the tunnel
Appearing as light
Beautiful premise but the language is somewhat awkward. Haikus are hard to master, but well done anyways. The message is very uplifting.
xXxDAPRO89xXx - 1st Place
The tunnel's frail light
Is the end of a journey.
A well fought battle.
Well worded, impeccable punctuation and grammar. I like how 'frail light' kind of runs together like smooth music. 'End' and 'journey' work well together, the assonance is both symbolically and physically meaningful. Great work! Run, run, go get your merit!!
There you have it. By the way, those are my comments after each submission. They are not an indication of why I picked each one for each place. Those are just some things to be mindful of when you submit again. Good work everyone!
Now...what am I supposed to do? Make another theme?
*looks around furtively*
Let's do.
New Theme: The Thanksgiving Spirit
Let's try a new twist on this one. I'll give everyone plenty of time. Due November 30th. Good luck, minna-san!
Congrats!
November 30th? I should definitely have enough time to submit something.
DAPRO89's haiku will be proudly archived in the About of HaikuContestWinners
No more submissions will be accepted, unless I am otherwise mistaken.
Run, run, go get your merit!!
NOOO I MISSED THIS ONE D: WHY MEEE.. Well i live on the opposite side of the world, and while there is day, here is night, and i have to sleep :/
I was late by few minutes Now im so sad, i want to cry..... ;( AND HERE IS NOT YET 13 ITS 12...... you guys should keep up with all timelines, not only for yours !!! I had time but you guys ended too early....
I doubt many more users would've participated in the next few hours.
Im sorry for the 4 postings, but i want this contest results to be NULLIFIED, CANCELED!
the round doesn't close until after 11:59pm of the due date
3) It must be submitted before the deadline
I doubt many more users would've participated in the next few hours.
I had time but you guys ended too early....
Fake votes for winners
sucks though 'cause I was planning on submitting one =/
Typically, the round doesn't close until after 11:59pm of the due date, but oh well. I doubt many more users would've participated in the next few hours.Why wasn't I told?
Those were cancelled months ago. Hence, drumming up support has been difficult.Oh, and no wonder there's not much participation! When was this cancelled? And why?
Well worded, impeccable punctuation and grammar. I like how 'frail light' kind of runs together like smooth music. 'End' and 'journey' work well together, the assonance is both symbolically and physically meaningful. Great work! Run, run, go get your merit!!
How long were you planning this? You had 12.7 days.
Thread is locked!