Belt tightening may be going on all over the country, but entrants to the Denver Post $25 Haiku Contest still are spending plenty of time on their verses. Writing on the topic of “thrift,” Scott Weeden of Denver was particularly generous with his wit:
A penny saved in
A dying economy
Is a penny urned.
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:
Irish.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
