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Rich LaCrue of Morrison, winner of The Denver Post’s $25 Haiku contest this week, wrote this on the topic of “heart:”
Red, soft, tender, warm
beating fast upon your touch
my symbol of love
Read more haiku at . You also can go to to have The Haiku Guy, our avatar of verse, read aloud. 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 . 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: Mardi Gras.
The deadline is midnight Thursday. Good luck, and start writing.



