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Red Ajah Autumn Fair - Haiku Contest

Naked~Frog
Naked~Frog
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Welcome to the Autumn Fair Haiku poetry contest!

As defined by Answers.com 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.

http://www.answers.com/topic/haiku

 

One example, that I think is fitting, is

old pond . . .

a frog leaps in

water’s sound

 

 

So of course the poems you enter need to be about Fall, the Red Ajah, and Fairs. It can be funny, it can be serious, or it can be off the wall crazy. (We all know crazy fits in well with the Red Ajah )

 

PM all your entries to me and I will be the judge, with the winning announcement on the 25th. The winner gets a signature announcing to the DM world that they are the winner. They may also get extra snugglebites from the Reds.

 

So go have fun, enter your poems and await the announcement.

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    This thread is for an autumn based Haiku contest. For those of you who don't know what Haiku is it is a three sentence poem.

    Example:

    old pond . . .

    a frog leaps in

    water’s sound

    (found by Torrie)

     

    I will be judging your submissions and announcing a winner on the 25th, Good luck!

     

    Have fun, be creative, and I can't wait to see what you can do :)

     

    Hate to say it, but that's not a Haiku (it might be in Japanese, but not in translation). In addition to being 3 lines, a Haiku's lines follow a very specific rhythm: 5 syllables in line 1; 7 in line 2; 5 in line 3.

     

    Like this

     

    Autumn: leaves red, gold

    Football, costumes, turkeys, and

    a red ajah contest

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    Okay thank you for clarifying... to be fair I have no idea what any of it is, I'm just going by what I'm told for a novice task :P

     

    So everyone go by Kivam's definition :D

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    Kivam is correct. I believe in the opening ceremony it said link was coming but unless my eyes deceive me, it now appears to be missing.

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    Autumn known as Fall

    Daylight Savings, wind clocks back

    In Springtime forward

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    No limit on the amount you can enter, but I am sure poor Froggy would not want 50 entries from just one person. Feel free to turn in more than one, but keep in mind she does have to read and judge each and every one. :wink:

     

     

    The link is up now, I just have not had time to update. :wacko:

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    Haiku's are quite special, I never managed to get my head around them. It alway amazes me when people write them and then tend to ponder for hours what they might mean.

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    Cool breeze gently sways,

    Falling leaves of red and gold...

     

    I can't stand the cold.

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    Reyn is the winner, I have sent her the winner's siggy via pm. Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to our winner. Twas a hard choice! Keep up the great work!

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    I hadn't seen Reyn's - that's great!

     

    I liked Kivam's but I figured it was only an example.

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