ForumsArt, Music, and WritingHaiku Contest - Broken Bond (page 531, due: Feb 2)

5299 3122924
Maverick4
offline
Maverick4
6,800 posts
Peasant

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'

  • 5,299 Replies
Graham
offline
Graham
8,051 posts
Nomad

The gentle aged elm
whispering proverbs, portends,
ubiquitous nil.

I'll come up with Emerging Growth later.

acmed
offline
acmed
3,517 posts
Nomad

@Graham, I'd make a quick change. All of your words in the 2nd and 3rd line are very unique. Maybe too unique... Maybe just a few wide spread vocab words per line. It's funny to read...

Peter20
offline
Peter20
543 posts
Peasant

There's no beauty here
Were beauty was once before
A fallen life ash

Graham
offline
Graham
8,051 posts
Nomad

It's funny to read...


I'm sorry for knowing words.
MagicTree
offline
MagicTree
749 posts
Nomad

The fires have ceased
The great frozen landscape gone
A new beginning.

acmed
offline
acmed
3,517 posts
Nomad

I'm sorry for knowing words.


You should be ashamed.
Alexistigerspice
offline
Alexistigerspice
1,502 posts
Farmer

A blossom opens
Carressed by the sweet spring air
Face raised to the sun.

Parsat
offline
Parsat
2,180 posts
Blacksmith

When plotting a town
Location is everything
Facing urban sprawl

dudeguy45
offline
dudeguy45
2,917 posts
Peasant

Has anyone realized how far away the deadline is? Perhaps too far away?

mrTrippy
offline
mrTrippy
517 posts
Nomad

Has anyone realized how far away the deadline is? Perhaps too far away?


It is only 15 days. 5 extra days because there will be a transition of judges after the first 5 days(or when Mav. gets a chance to choose the new judge.)
LadyEphoectica
offline
LadyEphoectica
11 posts
Nomad

Petals in the wind
It is through the rain
One grows immortal.

Maverick4
offline
Maverick4
6,800 posts
Peasant

Has anyone realized how far away the dead line is?


I explained all in my post.
__________
First off, kudos to you five who made it into the special round. You all submitted excellent works, and it was quite challenging to pick a winner when there was no clear-cut choice.

That being said, I've decided that Acmed will be the new judge. His haiku really captured the theme quite well, using clear language that hit the nail on the head. He has been fairly consistent in the past, and has what I think it will take to do the job well.

In the event that Acmed does not want the position, we'll have to draw numbers or something. I do not exaggerate to say that there was a three way tie for second place. Sadly, King Lemon didn't enter.

Congratulations to Acmed, and I wish everyone luck for the future.

For the last time, Happy Haiku'ing.

Mav out.
acmed
offline
acmed
3,517 posts
Nomad

I... Wha... This... Judg... Holy... Here I go....

http://blog.adw.org/wp-content/uploads/fainted.jpg

dudeguy45
offline
dudeguy45
2,917 posts
Peasant

Well, he's dead. Lets pick a new judge.

acmed
offline
acmed
3,517 posts
Nomad

Well, he's dead. Lets pick a new judge.


I AM ACMED'S GHOOOOOOOST. WHO IS still judging dudeguy.
Showing 3706-3720 of 5299