Cider, pies, dunking contests. And that infamous incident in the Garden of Eden. In tribute to the ever-tempting apple, entrants to the Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest sent us bushels of descriptions of our favorite fall snack. Here’s how Bruce Swanson of Highlands Ranch captured the fruit’s appeal:
Red green or golden
Crunchy spheres of summer sun
Squeezed amber nectar
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 Tattered Cover Book Store.
This week’s topic is: chill
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
