STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST Make Haikus Great Again!
In Japanese Style...
Created by Moonlee & Dedicated To All Haiku Fans...
Rules
1... Upvote this post and resteem it
2... Write a Haiku consisting of three lines about any topic of your choice
3... Your first line must be Only 5 syllables, no more or less...
(For example: Steemit is the best)
4... Your second line must be Only 7 syllables, no more or less...
(For example: Minnows will become the whales)
5... Your third and final line must be Only 5 syllables, no more or less...
(For example: We all can inspire)
6... You can use up to 2 images/gifs maximum for your Haiku Entry
7... Submit your valid Haiku poem entry as a comment posted down below on this post
(Only one Entry per person)
8... Your entry isn't required to be titled, but a good title does help
9... You must submit your entry by Saturday 27th, January 2018 11:59 UK, London GMT (before midnight before Sunday), anyone commenting after this time will not qualify to win
10... Winners will be selected and announced on a new post on Sunday 28th, January 2018
11... This contest runs from Sunday to Sunday, so feel free to enter right now
12... Remember to have fun
Judging
1... I and @Verbal-D will be judging the entries based on originality, creativity, and clever-wittiness
2... Here is an example Haiku Poem written by me
Bald Head
He still had his smile
Although he was losing his
Hairs... to find wisdom
Prizes
Hooray... SBD & STEEM is worth more now
1st Place:
5 STEEM
2nd Place:
3 STEEM
3rd Place:
2 STEEM
1st Place:
5 STEEM2nd Place:
3 STEEM3rd Place:
2 STEEMThis contest is now sponsored by @verbal-d and the lovely and kind @soldier, and they support good projects, want to strengthen our community, and give back to our poets. We are grateful for their contribution and commitment to us.
Please contact @moonleesteem on steemit.chat or reach me in the comments section below for more info.
All Gifs used from Giphy.com
Steem us up... Scotty Peace and greetings... from @Moonleesteem
Your challenge was added to Steemit Contest Compilation (22.01-28.01): Win free SBD and STEEM (more than 50 contests!) for current week.
Thank you again @moonleesteem for giving Steemians (especially minnows) a chance to get free STEEM.
Cheers @artz for mentioning us 🤓
Good day, @moonleesteem, kindly, find my entry, below:
(Title: Gradual Escape)
Old age peering through
blurring hard iron bars of
personality.
Sorry this is not a Haiku... please checkWelcome, @yahialabidi
How so, @moonleesteem?
I'm counting 5-7-5...
Oh sorry 😐 you are right.
We will give you a extra bonus upvote for this
Good Poetic Haiku ✅
Nice image too.
No worries & thank you 🙏🏼 Not to brag, but I am the author of 7 books - 3 of which are poetry 🤓 Cheers, Yahia
That sounds interesting... I love reading books and poetry so I will definitely check your blog out...
Oh, that’s very encouraging to hear! I hope my blog captures your imagination & am keen to see which posts speak to you the most :)
The Unnamed
Day and night, she weeps
For the unused little clothes --
And the tiny grave.
Check out the original post here.Touched me right to the bone..
My bestie just lost her newborn baby last October, and times have been tough, this Haiku captures the feels 🖤
Please send my condolences to your friend. It must've been very hard for her. I'm so sorry. I can only imagine all the pain she's going through.
Thank you🖤
We were deeply touched too, by this Haiku... it was very beautiful and sad at the same time... very spiritual.
Good Luck 🍀Welcome @lyxng
Thank you @moonleesteem!
It
Amid the quiet night
it glided past my face, then
I heard the hushed voice
Source
A mysterious poem. We liked it... 🤓
Good LuckWelcome, @pjay96
Thank you @moonleesteem
GOODBYE
The pain doesn't stop
I'll wait on the other side
Time for me to go
Thank you for this very spiritual poem we liked it very much...
Good LuckWelcome @marco-d
ninety-nine problems
counting syllables ain't one
haiku police, Run!
Just to be sure , I used an online syllable counter :P
You seem to be getting better and better, we don’t need the Haiku police today 👮 👮🏿♀️Haha. I really like your good sense of Humor... your are very funny!
Now to your Haiku poem... a super 5-7-5 we enjoyed reading it...
Good Luck 🍀Welcome @diebitch
Brilliant!
You sure ? The middle line sounds like 8 syllables you should take the but out of it LOL
you're right!
Yours make me laugh every week 🤣
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
what vote? lol
This made me smile!
Like the mountain that rises,
strong and powerful.
We really enjoy this super poem... about being strong.
Good LuckWelcome, @readthis
Golden Summer
Celestial rays beamed
as colors of pure bliss brought
the golden summer
Source
This is awesome... with such a nice image... we enjoyed
it. Good LuckWelcome @gamsam
The title: MY CHANGE
Possibilities
Peace,Abundance,Liberty
Thank you Steem Blockchain
It's great how much so few words can say.
We enjoyed and liked this Haiku poem about Change.
This wonderful blockchain has changed us all.
Good LuckWelcome, @pokerman
on the shoulders of giants
guiding her forward
picture is 03a-valentina-tereshkova by James Joel
Welcome, carmalain7
A space Haiku... super we liked it. The First Lady in Space. Good Luck
He's a FUNGI
Spores; mycelium
Spreads and connects us all through
Space and time. Just chill.
FUNGI indeed! And your haiku caused me to flash on this archival poem. Not a haiku but had to share ;)
Hidden deep within the forest
(high altitude by treeline see)
Amanita Muscaria grows
In magic mystery
Once an elder crossed our pathway
(shaman man who spirit reads)
Said we're losing Amanita
as the high treeline recedes
But there is more than meets the eye
in this realm by crystal shard
Amanita now discovered
in Buckingham Palace/Queen's backyard!!!"
CCR McF [2016]
https://www.livescience.com/49118-magic-mushrooms-royal-gardens.html
This is a very clever poem... we enjoyed.
Please check... to many syllables.Welcome, @somebuttstuff
Which line? I'm not seeing it..
Ohh yes all is ok... Good Luck 🍀
It’s very late 💤 here
THE STRUGGLE.jpg)
A human spirit
Wont be broken easily
Its made of pure hope.
🤓 the Struggle is always hard... Good Haiku poem
Good LuckWelcome, @gilgal
Drinking Hennessy
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That’s something to write about 🤓... we enjoyed it.
Good LuckWelcome, @twotripleow
Love at First Sight
Wonderful blue eyes
Childish giggles float aloft
Daughter - loving bond
Wonderful Haiku poem... A pleasure to read...
Good LuckWelcome, @andrewsjm90
Hope you like it.My entry @moonleesteem
Cold of Death
The winds came whistling,
biting across my bare back
with stings of cruel cold
Image Source: myhumor.com
Super Haiku a pleasure to read.
Good Luck 🍀Welcome, @pamela-paul
PERSEVERANCE!!!
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Though I fail, I fight
Now too late to end my strive
I foresee the Prize
Very interested Haiku poem... with a great climbing
image, we enjoyed it.
Good LuckWelcome, @drcee
Title : CHANGE
Can we pick a route?
The trigger, or through the ink
Or simply a beer
Cheers I will picked the beer 🍺... nice Haiku, we enjoyed it... Good LuckWelcome, @ezinwakelvin
Title: Oops
"Wow," he said to no
body in particular.
There was so much blood.
Sounds like a mystery but we enjoyed it.
Good LuckWelcome, @alecreed
Awesome! :)
The fallen leaves of past years
What love can they hold
We really enjoyed reading this poetic poem...
Good Luck 🍀Welcome, @themadrunnah
This door shall open
To the ones who bravely dare
Don’t quit nor despair.
Picture: Disney
Bravo on your haiku! You will appreciate: Right as Brave came out my little granddaughter was at a historical reenactment on the Scottish border practicing her archery skills... :)
Thank you so much! Yay! She is sooooo adorable! What a great picture! <3
What a nice photo @planetweaver... With your little granddaughter, keeping the Scottish’s tradition alive
It was a pleasure to read this Haiku... with a good ending. Good Luck 🍀Welcome,@hoperimmel
Thank you @moonleesteem!
YOU
I've been broken
But then I found you
Who loves my scars too.
This Haiku poem is Beautiful... we enjoyed it.
Good Luck 🍀
P.S. Sorry it took so long for us to answer back... I was sick with the flu 🤧Welcome @hungry-nomad
DREAM
Color your passion
Reignite the burnt out flames
Keep the dream alive
We liked this Haiku about Dreams... (if you can dream it, you can do it...)
Good LuckWelcome, @xtrim
anything you can imagine is real.Thank you @moonlessteem. I've always believed
At First Sight
Source
I saw you over there.
You saw me. I knew that look.
We were meant to be.
Very romantic... we liked it.
Good Luck 🍀Welcome, @joghurt
Action is for everything,
Don't stop believing"
Just keep on our mind keep steeming and trust yourself , and the number 1 important of all is , to have faith.
by @dranren
This is a Good Haiku... Super advice. We liked it.
Good LuckWelcome, @dranren
To write a haiku
Is a difficulty, true
But they're fun too.
Hope you like it, good luck everyone.
Yes Haiku are fun to write 🤓... and a pleasure to read. Like this one.
Good LuckWelcome, @gilmored
Thank you, lots of good entries, I could use the luck haha.
@moonleesteem Your comma is a word too soon, I think?
Not being the grammer police; I know I could use a few lessons, but I caught it (after about the 10th time) so I figured I'd point it out.
If you see me make mistakes, please, point them out. I would like to improve my grammer.
Love what you're doing, and I'm happy to see such a strong poetry presence on steemit!
Oh I done that because I use Grammarly, the grammar app and I don’t know why it suggested this but thanks for noticing. It proves we are still smarter than robots.
By the way you poem is not a Haiku. You are missing one syllable in the last line. But don’t worry, I will show you the tool I use to correct my Haikus in the next post.
Well darn, you got me. I thought they're was two syllables. I will use a syllable counter from now on, thank you for pointing that out :)
🤓
TITLE: ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Unabashed We Come
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Bold to this brand new platform
footprints in the sand
Sorry we took so long to answer back... we were so busy this week.
We really did enjoyed this poetic Haiku full of hope.
Good LuckWelcome @planetweaver
Here's my entry for this week, enjoy:
plus the link to the original post
Nice poem about life Struggle... we enjoyed it
But it is not a Haiku Unfortunately. Please check.Welcome, @crypotcatz
I agree to disagree 😁
Is it the middle line?
Yes, it is the middle line, fire and wire are just one syllable each. In my next post I will show you the tool that I use to count the syllables. Before I had this tool I would make similar mistakes so don’t worry, better luck in the next competition.
Yeah, I tried several syllable counters and they all give different anwsers, I could not find a solid anwser on "wires" and "fires" being 1 or 2, thanks for the update
Title: the bus
Waiting at the stop
This freezing wind chills my bones
The bus, always late.
Very nice Haiku... we really enjoyed it.Welcome, @azbeen
P.S. please check the rules, you forgot to resteemed this post
Thanks, you're right I completely forgot about that. I was writing this while waiting for the bus and got so caught up in the process that forgot to double check.!
OK no problem
You help follow me, I Will follow you.
Haiku ...Cars
I really love cars
Hope i don't get behind
For these things on tars
I love cars too... nice poem.
Please check again something is missing?!Welcome, @twitternaija
Nice post! Welcome to me blog @alex2016
Image source: http://all-free-download.com
The Smiling Sun
Despite burning us harshly
And making us sweat profusely
The sun smiled passionately
For this poetic poem we enjoyed... we checked it and it’s
has too many words and syllables in it... a pity.
Please check ☀️Welcome, @excel6068
Honestly amazed at the quality of the haikus here! So much talent here
Yes you are right 🤓
Here's my first entry😊
The driftwood
I am lost like driftwood
Along sea shores how i will be
Need you to find me
This is a very good first try, we enjoyed it... but
Unfortunately it’s has to many syllables.
Please check...Welcome, @maane
5-7-5 just edited @moonleesteem thank you for informing
🤓
Beach House Rumination
Stale memories fade away
Close the window Dear
My very first Haiku animation. Not sure if it's a real Haiku, but I had fun making this anyway :)
https://steemit.com/poetry/@jey-blue/beach-house-rumination-my-very-first-animated-haiku
This was a pleasure to read... very emotional Haiku.Welcome, @jey-blue
P.S. Please read the rules, you forgot to reseemed this post
Pain
Tears flows like a rain
Can’t stop it coz I’m in pain
Have you felt this pain?
first time! my entry here @moonleesteem Morepower!
Pain... Yes we can feel the pain!
We really enjoyed this spiritual Haiku.
Good Luck 🍀Welcome @yssa
Thanks! :)
Make light your burden
go on . the past makes us whom we are do not make it your burden.
Thanks for your entry... we enjoyed it.
Good LuckWelcome @lexyflexy