Haiku Contest - Broken Bond (page 531, due: Feb 2)

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yielee

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Shepherd

Posted September 9, '09 10:26pm UTC

the_manta

Thanks!

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LadyTurtleToes

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Nomad

Posted September 9, '09 10:43pm UTC

Seriously where is Mav? And does the judging take place today or tomorrow? I'm dying to know if my haiku really stunk as much as I think it did.

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted September 9, '09 11:14pm UTC

Guys, Mav has asked me to judge the contest. He is swamped with school work he says. Here is his comment:

Can you please judge the Haiku Contest? I'm swamped with school work, and can't do it anytime soon. Just judge it like the previous one, but try and include everyone. You know...

Oh, and the next theme can be 'Pine Tree' or something. Has to do with nature, you can decide.

Thanks m8,

Mav.

If anyone has a problem with this, please speak now, if no one responds by tonight I will judge. I won't judge if people don't think I'm qualified. If people say they want me to judge like right now or in a couple hours, I will start judging tonight.

Let me know.

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parrot657

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Nomad

Posted September 9, '09 11:49pm UTC

I have no problem with you judging

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LadyTurtleToes

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Nomad

Posted September 10, '09 12:00am UTC

I'm fine with it...as long as you can be impartial, which I'm pretty sure you can.

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Bronze

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Shepherd

Posted September 10, '09 12:06am UTC

Umm, can we just not do a pine tree lol, that is to similar to the theme we have now.

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted September 10, '09 12:09am UTC

Thanks guys. I agree, the next theme will not be tree-related... but most will be nature related. There might be a few fun themes if I judge for a while.

I'll wait for a few more people to speak on this matter, if not I'll judge in a few hours.

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Ernie15

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Bard

Posted September 10, '09 12:10am UTC

I think the next theme should be violent in some way. Now that will be interesting...

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Moabarmorgamer

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Nomad

Posted September 10, '09 12:11am UTC

I'm fine with you judging.
Just hurry, please.

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted September 10, '09 12:12am UTC

I think the next theme should be violent in some way. Now that will be interesting...

Nope.

I'm fine with you judging.
Just hurry, please.

KK, well I guess people don't have a problem with my judging, thanks people.

I'll judge later tonight, at around 8:45-9:30 PST.

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted September 10, '09 4:39am UTC

Well, solid round everyone, lots of entries! As you know... the theme was The Fruit Tree. In total, we had 13 official entries, which is a lot! If you are not aware, Maverick has appointed me to judge, whether he is going to come back and judge or not, I honestly don't know. But without further ado, lets get to the judging. I'll be using an awards format similar to Parsat's (wood, iron, gold awards... etc.) so thank you to him for the idea.

The wood award (5th place) goes to... Bronze

Lonely tree swaying
Fruit to give but none to take
Waiting for someone

Nice entry. I really understood that this was a solitary tree... just swaying, waiting for someone to discover its fruit. Nice.

The iron award (4th place) goes to... dudeguy45

A haven in hell
green moss creeping up soft bark
Succulent fruit shines

I liked this one. I liked how it was a haven in hell... hell being a horrible place, yet the fruit is shiny and succulent, and the bark is soft.

The bronze award (3rd place) goes to... Pois0nArr0w

Hollowing alone,
An ancient oak stands erect,
Holding dark secrets.

Ah, the ancient fruit of knowledge. A great description, created good imagery. Nice job!

The silver award (2nd place) goes to... Moabarmorgamer

Beautiful orchard
Clusters of my apple trees
Leaves red, gold, and brown

Congratulations on 2nd place! Good imagery, showed an awesome picture in my mind, especially with the golden leaves.

The gold award (1st place) goes to... GuitarHeroFtw

The dazzling fruit tree
Sparkles in the moonlight glare
Silently swaying.

Wow... all I can say is, amazing imagery. Good use of alliteration in the final line too... this totally created a clear picture in my mind.

Congratulations on winning! I'd tell you to go get a merit... well... but there is no merit prize (right now, at least) :P

The Onomatopoeia Award goes to... fluffybunny422

The fruit-filled branches,
Holding me from my demise,
I check the branch, snap.

Nice haiku. You are the only one who used an example of onomatopoeia (sound word). Good job!

The I entered than became judge award goes to... shayneii

Tumbling apple drops,
Time-worn tree cracks; piercing sound,
Farewell storied tree.

Well yeah... I already entered... so I had to put this in here...

The Death Award goes to... sourwhatup2

Danger Lurks Inside
It will Stand out from the Rest
It will cause you death

Quite a dark haiku! Didn't understand what it really had to do with a fruit tree though...

The Love Award goes to... goumas13

Beneath the fruit tree
Sits a beautiful woman
Looking up at me

Beautiful women Not much about the fruit tree though :P

The ADHD Award goes to... Owen135731

The fruit tree grows fruit,
But what is that in the ground?
Oh, its a carrot

Distracted easily much? :P (it's a joke!)

The Amnesia Award goes to... Ernie15

One fat lumberjack
Cuts down an ugly fruit tree
It lands on my head

And you can remember that after a terrible blow to the head?! :P

The First-Timer award goes to... jdoggparty

I picked an apple
Inside was a big surprise
The worm kicked my face

Funny haiku :P

Another First-Timer award goes to... the_manta

Life giver to all,
a wise elder among us,
Plentiful and kind

Awesome job for your first time!

Sorry if I forgot anyone... pretty sure I didn't though... I hope you liked my judging!

And here is next week's theme...

Theme: Mountain(s)
Deadline: September 17/09 11:59 PM PST

Could a mod please change the title? Thanks, if no one does in the next couple days, I'll just post a comment on a mod's profile. Thanks, and congratulations to GuitarHeroFtw for winning.

Well, solid round everyone, lots of entries!  As you know... the theme was The Fruit Tree.  In total, we had 13 official entries, which is a lot!  If you are not aware, Maverick has appointed me to judge, whether he is going to come back and judge or not, I honestly don't know.  But without further ado, lets get to the judging.  I'll be using an awards format similar to Parsat's (wood, iron, gold awards... etc.) so thank you to him for the idea.\r\n\r\nThe wood award (5th place) goes to... [b]Bronze[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Lonely tree swaying\r\nFruit to give but none to take\r\nWaiting for someone[/quote]\r\n\r\nNice entry.  I really understood that this was a solitary tree... just swaying, waiting for someone to discover its fruit.  Nice.\r\n\r\nThe iron award (4th place) goes to... [b]dudeguy45[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]A haven in hell\r\ngreen moss creeping up soft bark\r\nSucculent fruit shines[/quote]\r\n\r\nI liked this one.  I liked how it was a haven in hell... hell being a horrible place, yet the fruit is shiny and succulent, and the bark is soft.\r\n\r\nThe bronze award (3rd place) goes to... [b]Pois0nArr0w[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Hollowing alone,\r\nAn ancient oak stands erect,\r\nHolding dark secrets.[/quote]\r\n\r\nAh, the ancient fruit of knowledge.  A great description, created good imagery.  Nice job!\r\n\r\nThe silver award (2nd place) goes to... [b]Moabarmorgamer[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Beautiful orchard\r\nClusters of my apple trees\r\nLeaves red, gold, and brown[/quote]\r\n\r\nCongratulations on 2nd place!  Good imagery, showed an awesome picture in my mind, especially with the golden leaves.\r\n\r\nThe gold award (1st place) goes to... [b]GuitarHeroFtw[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]The dazzling fruit tree\r\nSparkles in the moonlight glare\r\nSilently swaying.[/quote]\r\n\r\nWow... all I can say is, amazing imagery.  Good use of alliteration in the final line too... this totally created a clear picture in my mind.  \r\n\r\nCongratulations on winning!  I'd tell you to go get a merit... well... but there is no merit prize (right now, at least) :P\r\n\r\nThe Onomatopoeia Award goes to... [b]fluffybunny422[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]The fruit-filled branches,\r\nHolding me from my demise,\r\nI check the branch, snap.[/quote]\r\n\r\nNice haiku.  You are the only one who used an example of onomatopoeia (sound word).  Good job!\r\n\r\nThe I entered than became judge award goes to... [b]shayneii[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Tumbling apple drops,\r\nTime-worn tree cracks; piercing sound,\r\nFarewell storied tree.[/quote]\r\n\r\nWell yeah... I already entered... so I had to put this in here...\r\n\r\nThe Death Award goes to... [b]sourwhatup2[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Danger Lurks Inside\r\nIt will Stand out from the Rest\r\nIt will cause you death[/quote]\r\n\r\nQuite a dark haiku!  Didn't understand what it really had to do with a fruit tree though...\r\n\r\nThe Love Award goes to... [b]goumas13[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Beneath the fruit tree\r\nSits a beautiful woman\r\nLooking up at me[/quote]\r\n\r\nBeautiful women :)  Not much about the fruit tree though :P\r\n\r\nThe ADHD Award goes to... [b]Owen135731[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]The fruit tree grows fruit,\r\nBut what is that in the ground?\r\nOh, its a carrot[/quote]\r\n\r\nDistracted easily much? :P (it's a joke!)\r\n\r\nThe Amnesia Award goes to... [b]Ernie15[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]One fat lumberjack\r\nCuts down an ugly fruit tree\r\nIt lands on my head[/quote]\r\n\r\nAnd you can remember that after a terrible blow to the head?! :P\r\n\r\nThe First-Timer award goes to... [b]jdoggparty[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]I picked an apple\r\nInside was a big surprise\r\nThe worm kicked my face[/quote]\r\n\r\nFunny haiku :P\r\n\r\nAnother First-Timer award goes to... [b]the_manta[/b]\r\n\r\n[quote]Life giver to all,\r\na wise elder among us,\r\nPlentiful and kind[/quote]\r\n\r\nAwesome job for your first time!\r\n\r\nSorry if I forgot anyone... pretty sure I didn't though... I hope you liked my judging!\r\n\r\nAnd here is next week's theme...\r\n\r\nTheme: Mountain(s)\r\nDeadline: September 17/09 11:59 PM PST\r\n\r\nCould a mod please change the title?  Thanks, if no one does in the next couple days, I'll just post a comment on a mod's profile.  Thanks, and congratulations to GuitarHeroFtw for winning.

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GuitarHeroFtw

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Nomad

Posted September 10, '09 6:19am UTC

Holy crap i won!!!!

So when merit's are allowed i can collect one? or is it just an imaginary merit?

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LadyTurtleToes

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Nomad

Posted September 10, '09 6:54am UTC

Congrates GuitarHero.

Are we allowed to go ahead and post mountian Haiku now?

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GuitarHeroFtw

859 posts

Nomad

Posted September 10, '09 7:22am UTC

OH yeah btw, i cant get ranked this round can i? cause i won

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted September 10, '09 2:13pm UTC

Yeah, you can post mountain haikus now. And to guitarhero... you can't come in 1st this round (mountain round).

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