Quick Announcements
Wow–you guys made this competition into a really big hit! By the final day, it had 3,800 post visits, 537 comments, a high ranking on Google, and Vita Brevis was on the front page of the Reader for the tags “Poem”, “Poetry”, “Haiku”, and “Poetry competition”. Sheesh!
I’m glad everyone had a good time, and I appreciate those of you who left such thoughtful responses on other submitters’ haiku. We ran into a bit of trouble at one point: we received so much attention that the automated comment moderator began rejecting comments, assuming that they were spam. But I got it all sorted out!
Also, I’d like to officially welcome all of the new faces here at Vita Brevis–I hope you enjoy the magazine! You’ll find an endless stream of talented poets here and a wonderfully supportive community.
It was hard choosing a winning piece. It always is. But, I know you’ll all agree that the winning haiku is quite special. Before we get to that though, here are some notable mentions:
Six (of many) Notable Mentions:
Submitted by iidorun
Nature: A Mother’s Love
We reap your colors
And still, you send us rainbows
Your tears mixed with oil
Submitted by rivrvlogr
lonely, far from home
pale moonlight for my travels
cricket crossing path
Submitted by Betty Hayes Albright
The Dance
Tides rise and curtsy
as the sea does a ballet
with old diva moon.
Submitted by Hélène (Willow Poetry)
Willow Tree’s delight
oh! first-born flourishing bud
nature’s spectacle
Submitted by kim881
tinted with harvest
pumpkins and wind-fall apples
the moon’s pregnant pause
Submitted by jazzytower
in late evening breeze
leaves in lyrical tumble-
first hint of autumn
Winning Haiku
This was a wonderful piece–I’ve posted it as an individual poetry publication here on the front page of Vita Brevis. Congratulations, tnkerr!
Submitted by tnkerr
“Inspired by watching my grandson playing in the garden this morning, I wrote this:”
Green hues of sunlight
filter through the trees and hide
a young boy dancing.