Haiku Contest
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Ben Pickard
5 years ago, updated 5 years agoFollowing swiftly on from Mr D's fruit contest, I bring you a much less imaginative haiku contest. Below are the names of ten animals (so up to ten entrants) and all you have to do is reserve one on a first come, first served basis. As soon as I have ten participants, people can post their poems on this thread OR in a week from now but with a minimum of five people taking part.
I will judge the competition myself as well as I am able and the winner will get a nomination from me on that piece (should they post) and an in-depth comment on any two poems they wish.
Sign up below.
Elephant--*Brenda
Dragonfly--*Andrea
Fox --*Michael
Orangutan--*Mr D
Dolphin--*Milly
Cat--*Ya----Na
Rat--*Larry
Badger
Spider--*Hellon
Mole--*MA -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoRight you are, Michael.
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoElephant for Brenda
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Poet on the Piano
5 years agoSweet, great idea, Ben!
I will take the mole, please :) -
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoOkay, guys - spots reserved for both of you.
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Maple Tree
5 years agoDragonfly
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Milly Hayward replied to Ben Pickard
5 years agoHi Ben Ive never written one before but I will give it a whirl can I have the Dolphin please?
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoNice to see you, ladies. Your spots are reserved.
Milly - haiku tend to deal with all things nature and are written with 17 syllables: line 1 = 5, line 2 = 7, line 3 = 5. -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoI'm going to give this until Saturday, and then people can start posting their haiku on this thread.
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Larry Chamberlin
5 years agoRat please!
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoLarry has Rat
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoRight. Post at will. You have until Tuesday when I will close the competition and judge the winning piece.
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Maple Tree
5 years agoDragonfly (Haiku)
my dragon; my love
conjuring a bewitched dream
spellbinding beauty -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoTwo in and may I just say, they are genuinely beautiful. And I'm not just saying that - Maple and Michael have set a real mark down there.
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Milly Hayward
5 years agoDeadly Legacy
Gentle dolphin smiles
joyfully dives in waves
Our waste kills her dead -
Ben Pickard
5 years agopoignant, Milly. All I would say is that line 2 has 6 syllables instead of 7 bringing the overall count to 16 BUT I believe many modern haiku are written with 17 syllables OR LESS. So all good there.
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Milly Hayward replied to Milly Hayward
5 years agoSorry Ben it is my mistake it was meant to be diving not dives :(
Deadly Legacy
Gentle dolphin smiles
Joyfully diving in waves
Our waste kills her dead -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoMichael - great. Milly - still great!
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Poet on the Piano
5 years agoMole
You try to trap me,
but I craft tunnels that shame
insipid humans. -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoGreat, MA. These are all excellent.
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoYa----Na's joined the fray and chosen 'Cat'
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoThis will close tomorrow (Tuesday) and I will announce the winner on Wednesday. Great haiku everyone.
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoContest now closed. I will announce the winner tomorrow. Thank you everyone for taking part - they really are all excellent pieces.
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Em (marmite)
5 years agoSome fabulous pieces. Apologies I missed this one Ben x
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Larry Chamberlin
5 years agoCollateral damage
Rat finds snow veiled corn
babies in her burrow deep
never saw death’s owl.
(Had no internet since Saturday until now) -
Ben Pickard
5 years agoNo problem, Larry - you've made the cut!
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Ben Pickard
5 years agoI'm going to announce the winner tomorrow because I can't decide between two at the moment!
