The frost isn’t quite on the pumpkins yet, but because Sunday marked the official change of the seasons from summer to fall, we couldn’t resist offering autumn as the topic for the The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest. Fall means different things to different folks, including winner Natasha Fish of Englewood, who sees work in her future:
verdant leaves tinged gold
still summer … then one fell swoop-
mom hands me the rake.
See how autumn colors other poets’ verse at – and please spend extra time admiring the work composed by fourth- and fifthgraders at Indian Peaks Elementary School in Longmont. If it all makes you feel like you’ve got something to say in a 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:
Tailgating.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
