The entries for December's Poetic License are incredible; I've updated the original post to include all email submissions, and you should visit it and all the links for a wintertime treat. Seriously.
A n d, my dear poetic friends, you made it extremely difficult to choose a winner for the $25 Build a Bear giftcard! I was certain a pensieve would win, but in the end, I chose a haiku.
First the runners up:
Wait a second…I can't have runners up! You know why? I'll tell ya why: THERE ARE TOO DAGGUM MANY! It's ridiculous…I cannot narrow it down to two or three because each one thrills me in its own way. So…as concession, I'm getting ready to email everyone who participated, and the first three people to email their snail mail to me will win a little surcie from the ol' PENSIEVE.
{I do need to make mention of my friend IRL, Dawn, who emailed the MOST INSANE poem of the bunch at midnight last night. You must click the to see what I'm talkin' about. Me thinks the pastor's wife might've been dippin' into the ol' egg nog ;). I kid! I kid!!}
The winning poem caught my attention because of what it communicates in just 17 syllables. Word economy is not my strength, so when I see a haiku that nails it? I'm enamored. Congratulations to Sharon (not a blogger) who penned this verse:
Quick, stolen appetizers
'Neath the mistletoe
Sincere thanks for all of you who joined in; in the midst of a busy season, your creative, enthusiastic participation was a blogging paycheck to me…:)
Congrats Sharon!
Great choice, Robin!
That’s a great haiku!
The more I read, the more I feel the need to get back to my poetic roots. Not sure if I’ve ever shared this, but my first published work was poetry. I so enjoyed the process of slaving over each word, fitting each one into the overall work like a carefully chosen puzzle piece.
I got away from that as I moved into journalism, but the pull to reconnect has been growing in recent months. Hmm…
What a wonderful winner! I’m so glad I found you. This reminds me to keep updating my poetry blog, too.
I love that verse! Nice! Hope your computer problems end soon. 🙂
Wow!
I can’t believe it.
All those other poems were so beautiful… I didn’t think my little haiku stood a chance.
I’m honored.
thanks,
Sharon
plus i have no idea why everything I post ends up centered – i’m not trying to do that!
Sharon
That is a very cute haiku…Sorry I missed this contest but I did win a build a bear from BigBlueberryEyes… Sweet! Have a Merry Christmas! Hugs!