Sweets.
Arrows fly through air Some strike a heart others fall Take another shot
Our faithful haiku writers were plenty romantic this week, filling The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest mailbox with verses on the topic of love that were both sentimental and cynical. Just because we’re feeling a little gushy, we picked two winners. The first came from Barry Northey of Denver:
The second, perhaps more tender, winner was composed by Richard Roline of Lakewood:
Read more haiku at haiku. You can also go to denverpost 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: The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
