We’ve been so glued to the tube watching the 2008 Summer Olympic Games that we almost forgot to check the box for entries to The Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest. Writers who submitted on the topic of “Olympics” should all get medals, but Vickie Hartnett of Loveland stands on the podium alone:
For five small circles
A lifetime of training
One moment to shine
Read more haiku at . You also can 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:
Democrats.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
