We’re looking forward to filling the extra day this week with nothing but fun. Ditto for many entrants to The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest, who reminded us that the topic of “leap year” evokes thoughts of uncelebrated birthdays and the possibility of important new relationships. Mary Ann Black of Centennial added things up just right:
Read more haiku at . You can also go to to have The Haiku Guy, our avatar of verse, read aloud to you.
Ode to Grandpa Black
Born leap year, lived to ripe age
Died old at nineteen
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:
Shoots.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
