After one too many weeks of trying to ride the coattails of this hysteria-driven event or that, The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest this week reverted to a more natural topic: cold. Most of the results were glorious, but winner Marlene Rezvani of Englewood blew right past the competition:
Fresh blast, fall fades fast.
Leaves whirl past … one final dance
late, dark, silent … cold!
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. 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. Our favorite wins a $25 gift certificate to The Tattered Cover Book Store.
This week’s topic is:
candy corn.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
