Winners 2011 Aki Saijiki Contest

Hi Folks sorry for the delay!  Here are the winners picked by myself somnomollior and moyanII
We both picked our three favourites and they were all different.  So without a third judge to tie-break there are two first place, two second place and two third place and no honourable mentions.
There were so many entries to choose from that I personally went with the ones that just pleased me the most and not necessarily the tightest in form, so please don't be discouraged if you didn't win.  It's tough to just single out a few from so many.  There were things I liked about every entry.

Joint winners:

Twilight haiku.A lonely cricket
chirps a late-day melody:
all the birds have flown.

• cricket summer haiku by PoeticVine

  Judges comment:  a reminiscense of sound and a description of something that is no longer there. quite intriguing.

petrificationmist looms dense
over fallen leaves,
over grass.
seasonal strata
fossilize mem'ries.

• mist autumn tanka by haijinik

  Judges comment:  A simple but strong image followed by two, original and thought-provoking lines.

Joint second place:

A scarecrow on the horizon.Sunflowers drape the
fence gently, tall stalks hugging
a scarecrow's fat legs.

• scarecrow autumn haiku by betwixtthepages

  Judges comment:  i like the visual impact, as if the plant is trying to seek solace in the fake security guard.

Spring haikuWarmth brightens sky,
petals spin around -
dresses tangle in legs.

• spring spring haiku by ozzla

Judges comment:  I liked the image of this one a lot since the petals could be compared with the dresses.  It brings colour and movement vividly to my mind.


Joint third place:  

  

• colored leaves autumn haiku by NeilTuOderschvank

  Judges comment:  a very safe rendition of an autumn standard scenario, but nevertheless still well done and stands out in its classical simplicity and visual image amidst the entries.

TransparenciesAutumn sunlight,
a peculiar transparency
       - toothed breeze.

• autumn sunlight autumn haiku by meerkat14

  Judges comment:  I found the autumnal image atmospheric and intriguing and the toothed breeze had bite to it just as a cold breeze would and be a aha! reminder of the change of season.






Remember to give them some love!   



Judges

• somnomollior
• moyanII

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Prizes

The top three selections will receive:  

• A feature and news article by the-haiku-club
• A "Winners Package" from AnotherContestGroup
• A feature by somnomollior
• A feature by Iscariot-Priest
• A feature by Lit-Twitter
• A feature by MimozaBlooming
• A feature by mooshu17
• A feature by norui
• A feature by phoenixleo
• A feature by saiun
• A feature by Sano-Balron
• A secret prize from WetKakashi