2011 Tanabata Contest: Winners

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Haiku Club's 2011 Tanabata Contest!



First Place goes to sky mirror haiku by OritPetra

sky mirror stills
my paddle yearns
for your waters


Second Place goes to fading stars haiku by KuroYoru

Glittering night sky
The old star falls to new light
City life goes on


Third Place goes to when no one is around pantoum by InKPapeR-AndSoul

Late at night, when no one is around
I make a wish to a distant star
I wish that corruption wasn't so abound
And that people didn't care about what you are

I make a wish to a distant star
I wish that hate, in our world, didn't surround
And that people didn't care about what you are
As I make my wish, a tear falls to the ground

I wish that hate, in our world, didn't surround
I wish that corruption wasn't so abound
As I make my wish, a tear falls to the ground
Late at night, when no one is around...



Honorable Mentions go to:

stars haiku by mooshu17

a wish to walk
among the stars
grounded


crescent moon renga by RetroZombie

the crescent moon–
a cup
to hold our desires

we drape our vows
across the stars

the eye of Venus
winks
at our fancies

the Milky Way–
our passion
paints the sky


shooting star haiku by vividrose

The night is black pitch
A shooting Star rides the sky
For my eyes to keep.



Special thanks go to saiun for judging the contest, and AnotherContestGroup, somnomollior, Iscariot-Priest, Lit-Twitter, MimozaBlooming, mreid973, norui, saiun, Sano-Balron, and WetKakashi for providing prizes.