Newspaperman Horace Greeley encouraged the ambitious among his 19th-century peers to “Go West, young man,” and explore the great frontier. We asked the same of entrants to The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest. After tromping around many interpretations of what constitutes a frontier, we settled on a verse by Lisa Beyerle of Colorado Springs:
Crisp breeze on my cheek,
Hope and mystery ahead . . .
I step out my door.
Read more haiku at . You can also go to denver . 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 . /haiku. 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:
Colorado.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
