We asked entrants to this week’s Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest to contemplate the notion of “duty” in honor of today, Veterans Day. Our writers came up with some short-form tear jerkers, including the winner, by Lisa Connell of Salida:
White card, boy’s duty
Mother’s woeful possession
Triangular flag
Read more haiku at . You also can go to . lifestyles 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: dancing
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
