Hope you all had a lovely long weekend and aren’t reading this section while behind the wheel on your way to work. There was an extraordinary outpouring of creativity on the topic of the long commute – and the commutation of prison sentences – in The Denver Post $25 haiku contest this week. We see wide-open lanes ahead for winner Mike Wheaton of Denver:
Traffic lights a glow
Why do we call it rush hour
When we go so slow
You can read a few more “local interest” signs of the haiku times in the pages of this section, and the rest at . And if they make you feel like you’ve got something to say in 5-7-5 poetry form, enter a one-stanza haiku at lifestyle@denverpost.com or file it at . Don’t forget to include your name and hometown in the message. Our favorite wins a gift certificate to the Tattered Cover Book Store.
This week’s topic is:
Remembering.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
