Growing a Greener Haiku Contest! See rules and enter below.
For a little something different this week, we decided to have a haiku contest!
Haiku is a non-rhyming Japanese poetry form that can be lots of fun. When writing seriously, traditional haiku have some rules, though we will not adhere to them strictly today. Because of these rules, you are forced to be a little more creative with words.
Haiku when written in English contain 17 syllables (or less), arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 (or less). Traditional haiku will also contain a seasonal reference, and a twist at the end or clear delineation of two separate ideas, but there are many variations including humorous or satirical ones that don’t contain the seasonal reference.
Today, we will not be so stringent – the only “rule” we plan to honor is the 17 syllables (or less), written in lines of 5-7-5 (or less), however there is a theme:
For your inspiration, please use ANY of the topics, guests, ideas, concepts, locations, photos, videos, recipes, and episodes you’ve seen covered on our website, TV, and social media!
Humor is most certainly welcome. Keep it clean, please – we’re a family show.
| Counting syllables to give you an example though not a good one |
That lesson is learned don’t show up at Tloe’s house twelve hours early |
Contest Rules:
- To enter: Leave your haiku here as a comment on this post! Enter as many times as you like. To be considered an entry, your poem must be 17 syllables or less, written on three lines, along the theme noted above. Anything else will just be considered a comment.
- Winner selection: One grand prize winner will be selected randomly from all entries to receive a signed copy of Joe’s book The Green Gardener’s Guide and our new, not-yet available Growing a Greener World HAT! In addition, the GGWTV cast and crew will each select a personal favorite, and those winners will receive Growing a Greener World organic cotton tee shirts in the color of their choice.
- Contest ends: Friday, August 5. [Note: ended!] Winners will be announced on Monday, August 8.
Growing a Greener Haiku Contest – WINNERS!
One grand prize winner was selected randomly to win a signed copy of Joe’s book “The Green Gardener’s Guide”, and one of our new GGW logo hats.
LacyVC : soil beneath my nails / a labor of loving / blooms are the reward
Three additional poems were selected as faves by the cast & crew, and these people each win an organic logo tee in their choice of color.
Anne Larson: Sun radiating / tomatoes soaking in rays /then stored in a jar.
Daisy McGarr: Dew-laced spider web / stretched across the garden green / guards the path to home
Kathleen Sanchez: Feed the soil / It awakens from its sleep / Begins to breathe
Thanks to everyone who played this time! We had lots of fun reading all your entries – knew our viewers were smart, but now we know you’re also very talented! Theresa especially loved the canning references, we all loved the farmer’s market and spider web poems, Robin and Joe loved the soil ones, I was torn between the butterflies and the spiderweb, and I think Joe was particularly fond of the one about him (HAH!). Stay tuned… we’ll do another book giveaway next week!
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Chickens roaming free
Scratching and pecking the yard
Keep the dog inside
Breaking flower heads
the scent of basil blesses
the Sunday garden
Farmers market beat
The freshness only topped by
Backyard garden picks
All my hobbies join
Keep me busy this summer
Will nap in the Fall.
garden wanderer
pauses to view robin nest
divebombing ensues
beautiful monarch
emerging into the world
on a new journey
Flying home tonight
From shooting more episodes
Tired but happy!
Saturday market
Smiles, wagging tails, great smells
Bringing home bounty
soil beneath my nails,
a labor of loving,
blooms are the reward
Friends found on Twitter
Share laughs and encouragement
Community grows
spring melts into sun
delicate yellows revel
honeybees sing life
Goat unlikely source
For some yet others don’t
Zesty cool oh snap
Earth’s richest reward
Browns, greens with moisture and air
Roll on Joe roll on
Sun radiating
tomatoes soaking in rays
then stored in a jar.
Landscape I must do
Landscape I must do
Back is hurting it is true
Ongoing growing
Smell of Soil
Red Canna’s in full bloom
Humming Birds Flutter
according to wiki
haiku essence is cutting
pruning roses instead
A dark red sparkler
bursts above green foliage
Astilbe Fanal
Dew-laced spider web
stretched across the garden green
guards the path to home
waiting out the rain
underneath banana trees
luminescent green
Corporations claim
GMOs benefit us,
I do not buy it.
Dying honeybees
Pesticides are killing them
Save bees, plant flowers
Planting a new seed
Our grass roots movement will grow
hearts minds and veggies
harvest in the pasture
for garden Soil goodness
fresh food and Green TV