June Haiku Contest – Write your best summertime haiku
It’s June! To celebrate the first “official” month of summer, I’ve decided to hold a month-long haiku contest.
Your mission: To write the world’s best Summertime Haiku.
Your deadline: Anytime before June 30, 2013 (midnight your time, no cheating!)
Rules: This is open to anyone, anywhere in the world who enjoys writing haiku. Haiku can be about anything related to summertime. Haiku should be written in traditional 5-7-5 format. You can submit only ONE haiku per person, so make it your best!
Prizes: Winners will receive a free copy of Buttontapper Press’s Haiku For Lovers ebook. You can read it on your favorite dedicated e-reading device, your smartphone, or your computer. Winners will be selected by Buttontapper Press author and editor Laura Roberts.
To submit: We’re keeping it simple – just write your haiku in the comments section for this page. Don’t forget to include a real email address so that we can contact you if you win!
To get you started, here’s one of my summertime haiku:
warm sun, cool drinks, good
books at the beach, grilling out,
sizzling summer!
20 Comments
Robert Cole
No AC for weeks.
Kids die elsewhere for nothing.
I always complain.
Laura Roberts
Thanks for being the first to submit, Robert!
James Bojaciuk
Thumbs under sundress straps,
Strawberries lost on your tongue,
Coercing a kiss.
Shandyowl
Discarded beer cans,
Raindrops falling on your head.
Glasgow barbecue.
Ben Kasson
Swirling fireflies,
Ignite in my eyes, spark of
Imagination.
Tricia
On heavy shoulder
of sunburned-man, moon tattoo
boat turns to sunset
Jay Sizemore
Swimming pool sunburns,
novels read through stinging sweat.
Ice cream waffle cone.
fabio sassi
Sun oil and towel
Swipe the badge to your fave beach
Summer as usual
Michael J. Abolafia
your face illumed, like
fireflies in the first flush
of summer twilight
Wayne L. Miller
Bright days of beach fun
Family vacation joy
Solstice to solstice
Sue G.
Slept in bathing suit
on hard canvas Army cot
and swam with the stars.
Bonnie Quan Symons
Barbecues, beaches,
festivals, four-day work weeks.
Summer ‘s nearly here!
Bonnie Quan Symons
Barbecues, beaches,
festivals, four-day work weeks.
The summer is here!
Liliana Becerril
Sun tans, lighter hair
Scorching sun, here at last yes
Bikini season
Isaiah Joseph Ugaitafa
Backpacks here.
Parents feel a mission near,
snacks lack cheer.
Tomislav Maretić
on the garden table,
a centipede investigates
my new haiku
Tomislav Maretić
Thanks!
John Carroll
lapping at the night
daily its tide advances
flowing over stars
Rohi Shetty
The blazing noon sun,
atop the cloudless blue sky;
dives into the sea.
Laura Roberts
Wow, these are all great summertime haiku. This is going to be a difficult pick. Keep ’em coming!