We’re wondering: What is it about nature topics that elevates the level of verse entered to The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest so high? This week’s work on the concept of the winter sky yielded some spectacular poetry. The most evocative came from Constance Gelvin of Colorado Springs:
Birds fly in a ‘V’
Against a gunmetal sky
Leaving winter cold
Read more haiku at denverpost . You can also go to . to have The Haiku Guy, our avatar of verse, read aloud to you. 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: Super Tuesday.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
