2014 Second Spring Contest: Winners

Results

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Haiku Club's 2014 Second Spring Contest!


First Place goes to autumn wind autumn rensaku by Jade-Pandora

A superb collection of autumn images with excellent cutting lines.

Will I also return
I was young as spring,  
and held to an autumn's wind  
like pomegranates    
hung from the highest branches    
before black crows hollowed them    
           •
autumn flurries came  
with the scent of fallen fruit,  
piles of dying leaves,
dark brothers crushed underfoot    
to be shelter for next spring


Second Place goes to autumn colors autumn haibun by elliotbuttons

An elegantly balanced haibun with striking imagery.

Autumn BlazeThe weeping was silent.  Barely a whispered hush as I stood below them.  They flanked me on both sides, tall and strong and immoveable.  Yet as strong as they stood, they wept.  First they blushed, crimson and gold blooming from the tendrils they reached skywards. Then as if weighted, as if their colours betrayed them, as if now they stood ashamed as they burned in the low light of the searing sun, the tears of flames fell.  They glided, their movement as soft as a lullaby and came to rest on the cold concrete under my feet. There they lay, crisp and fresh.  No longer a canopy over head, but a carpet below.  
The world set ablaze
Fires forming in darkened nights
Autumn draws near


Third Place goes to gold leaf autumn haiku by zippip

The simple imagery leaves a poignant, striking impression.

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Special thanks go to haijinik, RedDragonfly, saiun, betwixtthepages, and zippip for judging the contest, and haijinik, Formel, RedDragonfly, saiun, and betwixtthepages for providing prizes.



Inspiration

Albert Camus wrote that, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower".  There is wonder to be found in this season of waning.  As the sun fades and the air cools join us in celebrating the beauty of Autumn and the blessing of second chances.  



Select a Prompt

      Write about the beauty of Autumn

      Write about second chances

      Write about renewal



Rules

Write an original poem using an Eastern poetry form of your choice.  Your poem should follow the style and structure guidelines for the chosen form.  Remember to mention the form you chose and include a reference to this contest and journal entry in your deviation comments.  Then submit your deviation to our 2014 Events gallery.  If accepted it will be added to the contest collection and journal.  One entry per contest, please.

If you have not participated in a contest here before please consider starting now.  We are here to cultivate and encourage each other while having fun!  Check out our Events Board for information on current and upcoming activities.   



Challenge Yourself (Optional)

        Include a kigo in your work and join us in building our Global Saijiki.   

              Include the following information in your comments (example):
                     •  Form: Select One (remember brevity is beautiful)
                     •  Region: Your region of the world
                     •  Season: Your current season
                     •  Category: The category you think your kigo best fits into.
                     •  Kigo: Select an existing kigo or create one unique to your region and current season.
                     •  Description: describe what your kigo is and how it links to this season in your region.



Deadline

       All entries must be received by November 1st!   



Get Involved

Help us publicize the Club, our events, and our members.   

• Mention our events in your journals and our contest news article.
• Include the-beastie's beautiful stamp, or RedDragonfly's wonderful plz version (haikuplz/haikuplz2), in your deviation comments and journals to show support for the Club!   
• Share our homepage and event journals on your preferred social media portals.
• Suggest entries for Daily Deviations and Daily Lit Deviations.
• Use ProjectComment's Commenter System to request feedback on your work.
• Read ProjectComment's Guide to Commenting and Comment Pointers to learn how to leave more constructive commentary.
• Follow Lit-Twitter's DevLit Twitter Feed to keep up on Lit community events.
• Use dALinkSystem's Link System User Guide to share deviations by other artists in your artist's comment box.

Entries   

• chrysanthemums autumn haiku by saiun


• petrichor autumn haiku by somethingzenzen


• autumn colors autumn haibun by elliotbuttons
  


• gold leaf autumn haiku by zippip


• pumpkin spice autumn haiku by Amarantheans


• red leaves autumn haiku by betwixtthepages


• autumn wind autumn rensaku by Jade-Pandora


• the second coming ghazal by ForgottenSea

Remember to give them some love!   



Judges

              

If you are interested in being a judge for this contest let us know.   
Volunteering as a judge earns you Contributor status.



Prizes

The top three selections will receive:  

• Contributor status
• A feature and news article by the-haiku-club
• A feature by haijinik
• A feature by RedDragonfly
• A feature by saiun
• From betwixtthepages
  • A feature
  • A tanka
  • A haiku
  • A "minimal" haiku (of only three words) like those seen at minimalit
• An 8x11 cm notebook for jotting down haiku ideas from Formel

All entrants will be added to the quarterly prize drawing.  Completing challenge goals and working with under-represented forms counts double.  On January 1st, 2015 a winner will be randomly drawn and given the choice of either:

• The Haiku Handbook by William J. Higginson


• Five T'ang Poets by David Young (Translator)

If you are willing to contribute prizes for this contest let us know.   
Offering a prize earns you Contributor status.