Is it just us, or are the days gloriously long again? This week, contributors to The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest contemplated “solstice” in advance of Saturday, the official longest day of the year. While we loved Jason Evan Trow’s entry for its poetic merits alone, we gave him extra points for having a mailing address that’s haiku, too:
earth bows to the sun
the summer hangs suspended
now it will go south
Read more haiku at . 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:
splash.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
