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The Haiku Buckaroo Contest
by Leslie
I love haiku. They’re great fun to read and a quick, but effective writing challenge. I write one everyday - it gets my creative juices flowing.
Now, I want to get your juices flowing! I want to see your haiku! So, without further ado…I announce to you…
The Haiku Buckaroo Contest
A haiku has 17 syllables - five in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Like this. And this.
To enter the contest:
- Write a haiku and post it on your blog. Be sure to mention this contest and link back to this entry in your post.
- Then, e-mail me the permalink or leave it in a comment.
- If you don’t have a blog, don’t fret. You can enter by submitting your haiku in a comment.
- Be sure to provide an e-mail address so I may contact you if you win.
- You may enter more than once.
- I will post links to each haiku entry in the order I receive them.
The contest winner (a.k.a. The Haiku Buckaroo) will receive a Magnetic Poetry Haiku Kit, a Haiku Buckaroo Mug and a super-cool button for their blog (in their choice of white or black).
The winner will be selected by the finest haiku writer I know - Laurie from I Can Leave My Hat On. You can see some of her haiku here.
The contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 10th.
I will post the winner here on Monday, August 13th.
Now, get writing! I can’t wait to see your haiku!
ENTRIES:
Image and Wonder submitted by Jenn in Holland
Put It All Together submitted by Jenn in Holland
Are You A Haiku Buckaroo? submitted by Toni at This Simple Life
Haiku Buckaroo submitted by Mackeydoodle
Garden Shoes submitted by Jenn in Holland
Gifts and Honors submitted by Jenn in Holland
The It’s Not Even Sunday Haiku submitted by Stacie at The Twinkies
Haiku Fun submitted by Kim at TwinMomma
Haiku for August 1 submitted by Lori at Weebles Wobblog
Haiku! (gesundheit!) by Jami at Not That Different
RIP July 2007 submitted by Mackeydoodle
Haiku Buckaroo submitted by Sam at The Wonderfully Boring World of The Planters
Perfection submitted by Soccer Mom in Denial
Mid-Week Photo Op submitted by Jenn at Quarter Rest
Surfacing submitted by Jenn in Holland
More Haiku submitted by Jami at Not That Different
So I was Discussing Haiku with the Train Conductor submitted by Soccer Mom in Denial
Consolations submitted by Jenn in Holland
Fifteen Haiku about the Farmer’s Market submitted by Jen at A2eatwrite
Gardening in Haiku submitted by Flower Child at Blooming Idiot
Tech Writer Haiku submitted by Charity at Writing Wrongs
Haiku, too (part 3, actually) submitted by Jami at Not That Different
Homecoming Haiku submitted by Daisy at A Mother’s Garden Of Verses
A Teacher’s Lament in Haiku submitted by Daisy at A Mother’s Garden Of Verses
Haiku Contest submitted by Pokerpeaker at Poking & Peaking
Haiku Buckaroo submitted by Dana at The Dana Files
Haiku Buckaroo Contest submitted by Elaine at Blog In My Eye
The Lord giveth…and The Lord taketh away submitted by Elaine at Blog In My Eye
Haiku 2 submitted by Elaine at Blog In My Eye
Haiku submitted by Elaine at Blog In My Eye
Haiku Buckaroo submitted by Jean at Working Mama 247
Haiku with Underwires submitted by Suzanne at The World According To Suz
Sleep: A Haiku submitted by Julie at Learning & Laughter
Video Haiku submitted by Yoshi at Hello! Yoshi
Cat Haiku submitted by Tiggerprr at Tiggerprr’s Scratching Post
Happiness Haiku submitted by Tiffani at What looks like crazy…prolly is
Haiku Buckaroo Contest submitted by Ruth at Mom’s Musings
Sister-girl Thursday submitted by Elaine at Blog In My Eye
The Haiku Buckaroo Contest submitted by Karly at Wiping Up Snot
Hail Maaaaarrrrghhhy! submitted by GreenTuna at Snappy Casual Nuns
Fun With Haiku submitted by Mamma at Mamma Loves
I wonder if this is what Johnny Cash was talking about? submitted by Sassy at Sassy Tirades
Haiku UnFackingBoLievable Friday submitted by Coodence at Coodence’s World
80s Flashback Haiku Friday submitted by Randi at Randi’s Random Rantings (Randi does haiku each Friday, this is the most recent.)
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Ooooooh. Aaaaah.
Hmmm… you do throw down a good challenge.
I must ponder this
A contest of creation
Can I write something?
Oh man. I suck at Haiku. At least I got til the 10th to think it up.
You are too kind! I will judge the heck out of this thing. Bring it on!
[…] One thing I love about unschooling (There are many.) is using events from everyday life as jumping off points for exploration. This week Leslie over at My Mommy’s Place is hosting a Haiku writing contest. You remember haiku’s don’t you? Seven syllables in the first line, five in the second, then seven again in the last line. It’s a simple contest really. Write and submit your best haiku here by Friday, August 10th. You can win really cool prizes. Inspired by Leslie’s contest, last night Sister and I sat on the balcony discussing syllables and imagery and poetry that doesn’t rhyme. We had a lot of fun with the “lesson” and came up with some pretty good poetry in the process. Without further ado, our entries: […]
What fun! Here’s what we came up with:
http://thissimplelife.net/blog/2007/07/31/are-you-a-haiku-buckaroo/
Here is my attempt!
http://mac16.blogspot.com/2007/07/haiku-buckaroo.html#comments
OK, here is my entry!
http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2007/08/01/the-its-not-even-sunday-haiku/
Ok, I’m horrible..but here are mine.
http://twinmomma.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/haiku-fun/
Here’s mine. Fun contest!
http://weebleswobblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-for-august-1.html
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I have not forsaken your contest… I will be entering. The wheels are still turning… I have to get out of Limerick mode and into Haiku mode. I’m drinking green tea and raking zen swirls into the dirt in my backyard in preparation…
Oooh! Fun! I’m getting “write” on it!
Two more tries for me!!!
My brain is loving this!!
http://mac16.blogspot.com/2007/08/rip-july-2007.html#comments
I posted an entry on my site, but I’m still new at this whole blogging thing and I couldn’t figure out how to put links in my post. Anyway, if it counts without the links please go over and check it out.
Because Jenn keeps talking about it, I’ll give it a whirl…
Fire dancing bright
Over rippling water
White, yellow, orange
http://denyingsoccermom.blogspot.com/2007/08/perfection.html
Can I cancel that earlier one? Clearly I couldn’t figure out how many syllables is in “rippling”.
Fire dancing bright
Over rippling dark water
White, yellow, orange
Still the same link:
http://denyingsoccermom.blogspot.com/2007/08/perfection.html
okay, this doesn’t fall into the profound category, but I never miss the chance to write a haiku, so here it is:
http://quarterrest.blogspot.com/2007/08/mid-week-photo-op.html
You’ve unleashed a serious illness among us…
I’ve got three more for you, and a story to make you laugh -
http://denyingsoccermom.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-i-was-discussing-haiku-with-train.html
(The title should read “So I was Discussing Haiku with the Train Conductor”)
Hurry line up one
through nine in boxes and rows
before my stop comes.
One day may we find
acceptance for all of us
With love, hope and peace.
Who knew a train fare
would lead to poetry talks
and lovers’ advice
Leslie–
Just look what you’ve started! hehe. you must be so proud.
Okay, I succumbed! I went hog wild and here’s my link:
http://a2eatwrite.blogspot.com/2007/08/fifteen-haiku-about-farmers-market.html
[…] Writer Haiku Jump to Comments I found Leslie’s Haiku Buckaroo Contest! via Jen. I wrote these a while back, but you know,there just isn’t a market for tech writer haiku. I can’t imagine why. […]
Found this via Jen (one of the many). My entry is here:
http://writingwrongs.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/tech-writer-haiku/
This is an excellent idea–the submissions thus far have been great. I can’t wait to see who wins!
You should take a look at Haiku for You, I think you’d enjoy it!
A few to add to your collection of submissions:
http://a-mothers-garden-of-verses.blogspot.com/2006/10/homecoming-haiku.html
http://a-mothers-garden-of-verses.blogspot.com/2006/09/teachers-lament-in-haiku.html
Here are my three entries:
http://pokingandpeaking.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-contest.html
I have no blog, but I love Haiku:
I like Mommy blogs
I have no children myself
I find you Moms droll
Tick, tick time crawls by
Click, click I read blogs at work
I need invoices
Writing and watching
An attention span waning
Let us not kill time
Going home at last
First buy some rosemary bread
Oh and fresh sword fish
Ok I really am going to do those things…bye!
Dear Leslie, Just had to delurk and let you know that your contest is driving me crazy, and I haven’t even entered!! But Jenn-In-Holland, Soccer mom in Denial, and Jen (a2eatwrite) have been driving each other crazy with all of our comments to each other in Haiku!! So while I know mine aren’t good enough to enter, I did want you to know what you had started. Now I am even dreaming in Haiku. I thought I had gotten rid of this addiction a long time ago, but apparently it doesn’t take much to start up again. AAARRRGGGHH!!
Just wanted you to know that YOU are to blame!!
[…] Aug 7th, 2007 by bloginmyeye Oh, joy of joys. I have just discovered some people who love haiku as much as I do. In fact, there’s a contest you can enter if you’re so inclined. “The contest winner (a.k.a. The Haiku Buckaroo) will receive a Magnetic Poetry Haiku Kit, a Haiku Buckaroo Mug and a super-cool button for their blog (in their choice of white or black).” It’s the perfect occasion for me to trot out the last two haiku I wrote in South Carolina. […]
Oh, yes! Here come my entriessss:
http://bloginmyeye.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/haiku-buckaroo-contest/
http://bloginmyeye.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/the-lord-givethand-the-lord-taketh-away/ (scroll down to see the drive-by haiku)
http://bloginmyeye.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/haiku-2/
http://bloginmyeye.wordpress.com/2007/06/30/haiku/
Here’s my link.
http://workingmomma247.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-buckaroo.html
This was oh so fun
I love to do the haiku
I may try some more
[…] I finally wrote an entry for Leslie’s Haiku Buckaroo contest. I wrote it in honor of bra shopping, since I know you guys haven’t stopped thinking about that. Oh… what’s that? You HAVE stopped thinking about it? Well, then let’s just rehash for a moment. Bras: revisited… in 17 syllables. […]
[…] My friend Yoshi has entered his Video Haiku in the Haiku Buckaroo Contest being held over at My Mommy’s Place. Yoshi’s is really good! As I was reading about the contest, Carma, my cat decided she wanted to throw her fur into the ring (You see, cat’s don’t wear hats. Well…except the one, but we know what HE does to houses). Some of you may have seen this picture before, but as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and so far, it’s only been used for 6. […]
here is my entry
http://9kidscwazymom.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-buckaroo-contest.html
Haha, nothing like leaving things to the last minute…I finally got one done and possibly more later on…depends how ‘tired’ I am;-)
http://pattonfamilymusings.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-buckaroo-contest.html
Couldn’t resist sending in one more entry:
http://bloginmyeye.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/sister-girl-thursday/
Alright dude. My post is up. And yea, i totally sucked up to you. http://wipingupsnot.typepad.com/
Ooops…meant to send the link to the post. Sorry! http://wipingupsnot.typepad.com/wiping_up_snot/2007/08/the-haiku-bucka.html
I write Haiku HERE
that go with a daily theme.
Nuns are funny, yo.
I forgot the link
to “Snappy Casual Nuns”
Mea Culpa, y’all.
http://snappycasualnuns.blogspot.com/
I’m in.
http://mammaloves.blogspot.com/2007/08/fun-with-haiku.html#links
Hey!
I love a good Haiku and try to write one (or 3!) every Friday for Haiku Friday. This weeks Haiku is here:
http://lisastirades.blogspot.com/2007/08/i-wonder-if-this-is-what-johnny-cash.html
I also have a little one for now that I’m not sure I want to post on my blog just in case I get harassed to share what secret I know!!
Didn’t want to know,
Doctor let baby’s sex slip,
Now my lips are sealed!!
Wahoo! Here I go!
http://coodence.blogspot.com/2007/08/haiku-unfackingbolievable-friday.html
The phone rings again
I jump up from the sofa
Telemarketer
My damn phone has not
Stopped ringing all afternoon
Should I unplug it?
this must be such fun
to see the entries fly in
haiku craziness!
WAY to go Leslie. What a blast.
(missed you)
I had to come back and say —- THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN! Even though I only entered one myself I had such a grand time reading everyone else’s and commenting (in haiku) along with so many others. You MUST make this an annual event!
[…] Now, on to the results of the first official Haiku Buckaroo Contest. […]
[…] The Blame It On This Blog Award is the brain child of bloggers Jenn in Holland, Soccer Mom in Denial, Jami at Not That Different and Fourier Analyist and is meant to bestow blame upon deserving bloggers for actions that capture your hearts and minds and hold them hostage in a tortuous prison for days, even weeks. You know, things like The Haiku Buckaroo Contest. […]
Post your contest on MyBlogcontest.com let more people know about your contest!
[…] So when I read about the My Mommy’s Place Haiku Buckaroo contest, I just couldn’t help but throw my hat into the ring (although I think that Sister and Mom at This Simple Life should win, hands down). […]
[…] Remember how much fun we had last time? And an equally important link here, too? […]
[…] Haiku Buckaroo Ready to do it again? August is coming. […]
[…] I love haiku. Obviously. I also like winning. So, last year I held the first ever Haiku Buckaroo Contest. Six months later, I did it again. And now, I’d like to do it once more. Won’t you please do it with me? […]
Clouds
White and puffy balls
Moving quickly through the sky
White as fluffy fluff