The January Haiku Contest!: Entry Thread.
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The January Haiku Contest!: Entry Thread.
And now, suddenly, and without warning... sponsored by The Elder Cave... its the...
First Annual January Haiku Contest!
Thats right, the January contest is a Haiku Contest! Whats a Haiku? A Haiku is a Japenese style of poem with a distinctive 5,7,5 arrangement of sylables to create its distinctive look.
Need an example? Heres everyones favourite forum mascot Frankies entery:
Crispy on the plate,
Porcine gift of the heavens,
Bacon is the nom.
Don't get it yet?
Cris/py on the plate (5)
Por/cine gift of the hea/vens (7)
Ba/con is the nom (5)
So now your wondering how to enter the contest? Its easy! Write a haiku on any subject you wish and enter it in this thread!
And now... The rules:
1. Only One haiku entry per person.
2. Enter only your Haiku. No pictures or bribary!
3. Don't discus the contest here. Do it in the contest discussion thread.
4. Deviating from the rules means disqualification!
Enteries to be taken between now and the 19th of January. Voting will then take place until the 26th, and voting will be in random brackets, until there are only 2 winners left. Prize as always, is a snazy colour for your name, and a shiney rank title. ;)
Previous contest winners can enter, and win, but the prize will be defered down to the person with the next highest number of votes to make things fair to those who haven't yet won anything.
Entry to simply consist of a short introduction to your Haiku concering its subject. IE. 'This is my Haiku Contest entry, its about X', and then your Haiku. Nothing more.
That is all, get Haikuing!
First Annual January Haiku Contest!
Thats right, the January contest is a Haiku Contest! Whats a Haiku? A Haiku is a Japenese style of poem with a distinctive 5,7,5 arrangement of sylables to create its distinctive look.
Need an example? Heres everyones favourite forum mascot Frankies entery:
Crispy on the plate,
Porcine gift of the heavens,
Bacon is the nom.
Don't get it yet?
Cris/py on the plate (5)
Por/cine gift of the hea/vens (7)
Ba/con is the nom (5)
So now your wondering how to enter the contest? Its easy! Write a haiku on any subject you wish and enter it in this thread!
And now... The rules:
1. Only One haiku entry per person.
2. Enter only your Haiku. No pictures or bribary!
3. Don't discus the contest here. Do it in the contest discussion thread.
4. Deviating from the rules means disqualification!
Enteries to be taken between now and the 19th of January. Voting will then take place until the 26th, and voting will be in random brackets, until there are only 2 winners left. Prize as always, is a snazy colour for your name, and a shiney rank title. ;)
Previous contest winners can enter, and win, but the prize will be defered down to the person with the next highest number of votes to make things fair to those who haven't yet won anything.
Entry to simply consist of a short introduction to your Haiku concering its subject. IE. 'This is my Haiku Contest entry, its about X', and then your Haiku. Nothing more.
That is all, get Haikuing!
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frolic in bubbles
of mad dreams and shadow born
in spring we wither
frolic in bubbles
of mad dreams and shadow born
in spring we wither
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Putting on some tea
The britts and chinese unite
tea for everyone
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The britts and chinese unite
tea for everyone
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This is a forum for Menage a trois, you know.
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Quod erat demonstrandum
For cocks are awesome.
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Finally home
As the sunset sighs
Rose petals dapple the lake
Love is eternal
(c) REDMAN 13. 1. 2009
Bit more of a classic feel - I hope. ;)
Edit: Specified flower to lower syllable count - "dapple" is way too nice a word to change. ;)
As the sunset sighs
Rose petals dapple the lake
Love is eternal
(c) REDMAN 13. 1. 2009
Bit more of a classic feel - I hope. ;)
Edit: Specified flower to lower syllable count - "dapple" is way too nice a word to change. ;)
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The bear growled at Don
--1----2------3-----4---5
Don ran off to get a gun
--1---2---3--4---5--6--7
WHOOSH! The bear got wet!
-----1--------2----3----4---5
--1----2------3-----4---5
Don ran off to get a gun
--1---2---3--4---5--6--7
WHOOSH! The bear got wet!
-----1--------2----3----4---5
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sinister and murky depths
bubblybaff time!
sinister and murky depths
bubblybaff time!
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Was riding my bike back home when this came to me
Southern summer nights;
Cool grass under my bare feet;
I wish you were here.
Southern summer nights;
Cool grass under my bare feet;
I wish you were here.
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I've always done mine as 3-5-3.
I'll see if I can write one as 5-7-5...later
Four-oh-four
Object not found
under the net
**Disregard re: contest
I'll see if I can write one as 5-7-5...later
Four-oh-four
Object not found
under the net
**Disregard re: contest
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I'm just kidding about mine Don't actually vote for me guys
I am so clever.
Smexy pictures! Vote for me!
Bribery haiku.
I am so clever.
Smexy pictures! Vote for me!
Bribery haiku.
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Well, after wracking my brain for a few days, I can't think of anything original... So here's an old one, having to do with a certain couple of lycanthropes from the Harry Potter universe...
Fangs and fur and tongues
Dance wildly in the moonlight
Collars optional.
EDIT: Fix'd.
Fangs and fur and tongues
Dance wildly in the moonlight
Collars optional.
EDIT: Fix'd.
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Find five syllables
Mix them up together, just so
hoping that they rhyme
**Disregard re: contest
Mix them up together, just so
hoping that they rhyme
**Disregard re: contest
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