Parting is such sweet sorrow for the dozens of readers who responded to last week’s challenge to write about goodbyes. But the prize goes to Louise Mahan of Denver for aptly characterizing a familiar struggle while giving her reader a sense of optimism and resilience:
Cancer won the fight
You gave it all that you had
Go now, rest in peace.
Read more haiku at . You also can go to . to have The Haiku Guy, our avatar of verse, read aloud to you. If 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: soil.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.
