STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # 11: ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS (Original Contest)

moonleesteem (59)in #contest • 7 years ago

STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST Make Haikus Great Again!

In Japanese Style...

Created by Moonlee & Dedicated To All Haiku Fans...

Judging

I and @verbal-d have judged all the entries based on originality, creativity, and clever-wittiness

Announcing The Winners!

Honourable Mention # 1:

@Badluckmiles

"Inner Peace"

Search for inner peace,
In cracks between the flagstones,
Find nothing but weeds.

Everyone should seek their inner peace, though it may not be so easy to find. We enjoyed this very spiritual Haiku... Congrats

Honourable Mention # 2:

@Sgt-dan

"Loyalty"

Loyalty is good.
Is sometimes misunderstood,
Stick around one should.

If we don’t have loyalty, the bridge is easily burned. Nice poem with a great message. Congrats

3rd Place:

2 STEEM
@Steemitgraven29's

Proud

Strong Virginia Oak
Punished by the elements
Add another ring.

Trees are such a testament to the force of Mother Nature and her beauty. You did it justice with this haiku... Congrats.

2nd Place:

3 STEEM
@Pamela-paul's

Wishes

Rain drops cling to her
skin so tender. All I want,
is to be the rain

This a very spiritual Haiku intertwined with the water element and human emotions.
We enjoyed this one alot... Congrats.

This week we had the most amount of entries and there were so many high quality haiku poems, that I had to pick Two Winners to share the 1st place position.

1st Place:

3 STEEM
@Pjay96's

His Love

The sun lights the day
then sets. But he, lights my world
always......he sets not.

This is a very spiritual and poetic poem that really shows your reverence and writing skills. We enjoyed it. Congrats.

1st Place:

3 STEEM
@Jonknight’s

Freestyling

Fish, dolphin and whale
freestyling in our ocean
we rise within steem.

The best way to ride the waves is by freestyling and becoming one with the waters. Great poem and Steem on! Congrats.

Thank you to all the participants who made this contest a success. This week, we had so many amazing entries and it was very hard for me to judge. I had a lot of fun reading them all and deciding the winners with @verbal-d. Everyone gave their best and they were all great poems.

There were two poets, @gamsam and @diebitch, who gave very good haikus but they had too many syllables which prevented them from winning.

I will be posting the next contest "Week 12" in the very next post today. If you didn't win this week, then you have another chance to take the top 3 spots in Week 12. Best of luck to you all, and thanks again in making Haikus Great Again.

This 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.

Would you also like to support this contest as a sponsor so that the winning prizes can be more rewarding for our participants? Please contact @moonleesteem on steemit.chat or reach me in the comments section below for more info.

Thank you all again and I'll see you in the next post.
All Gifs used from Giphy.com
Peace and greetings... from @Moonleesteem

Steem us up... Scotty

#haiku #writing #poetry #vincentb

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jonknight (59) 7 years ago

Thank you--I am honored! I read so many great haiku here and honestly, I liked a couple of them much more than my own. Wonderful work, everybody!

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Yes so many good entries this week... that’s why we picked two winners... they were all good.
Enjoy your win @jonknight

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trishlarimer (42) 7 years ago

Congratulation, sweetie!! Wooohooo!

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beatseb (53) 7 years ago

1st place well deserved, lovely Haiku...nice contest Ya'll got going @moonleesteem. (:

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Thanks @beatseb, we had a lot of good entries this week...
I am glad you enjoy reading Haiku’s too.

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nnajmull (55) 7 years ago

This is great contest..I will want to participate this contest..

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago (edited)

Thanks you’re welcome to join us in week 12.
Which we will be posting later on...

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cryptocatz (48) 7 years ago

Good job all 🤗

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Yes Thanks for entering... all good fun

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ul1yck1t (36) 7 years ago

congrats to the winners!

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Thanks @ul1yck1t... for the support

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pamela-paul (41) 7 years ago

Thanks a lot @moonleesteem
The contest actually brought out a part of me I didn't know was there

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Really... that’s good to hear.
Enjoy your win @pamela-paul

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pjay96 (51) 7 years ago

Thank You @moonleesteem
Never thought I would be first

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Your welcome... I am glad you are happy.
Enjoy your win too @pjay96

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trishlarimer (42) 7 years ago

Congratulations @pjay96. Lovely haiku!

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lyxng (61) 7 years ago

Congratulations everyone! 🎉🎊

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Thanks @lyxng for joining in on the fun...
We are making Haikus great again 🤓

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sgt-dan (65) 7 years ago

I am so honored that I received an honorable mention among the fabulous and numerous entries into this contest.

I really wish my best friend would have received an honorable mention, but then again when your good your good. She spent an hour explaining to me what a Haiku was and how to write one. I did not understand syllables.

Congratulations to all of the winners. Thank you for making this contest possible.

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moonleesteem (59) 7 years ago

Your welcome... @stg-dan
you never know with Haikus, how far they will go...
that’s why they, are so much fun too write.
That’s Japanese wisdom...

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