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[chelidon]

In honor of the Oscars (no, I didn't watch them either)...

A while back, I posted a haiku challenge, with the winner to receive the coveted and rarely-bestowed title of Grand Master Hinode.

After a prolonged period of sobering updeliberation by the distinguished judges, the panel has drawn a blank still life bicycle conclusion, or rather a series of conclusions:

First Prize for Excellence in Form goes to.... (drumroll please):

Distant sound of geese
Grey shapes across the sky ya --
Can snow be far off?
(christeos_pir)

Ya just can't beat a good ya.

However, in a last-minute surprise decision, First Prize for Reverse Psychology in Haiku goes to:

That is good to know /
I've never won anything /
before in my life
(devbrain)

And the Distinguished Award for Obviousness in Intent is awarded to...

I bet if I try //
I can fill this whole journal //
with silly haiku
(devbrain)

Extra bonus points for High Irreverance given here:

Tickled by a post
Tied up, then feathers start ... oh!
Not that type of post?
(devbrain)

And Eminent Mention for Admirable Sentiments here:

Telephone lifestyle //
It gives little in return //
Rethink important
(devbrain)

and here:

Who cares about rules --
The whole point about haiku
Is to make you see things in a new and different way.
(christeos_pir)


So, the final result is...you guessed it...a dead tie, with technical purity and subtlety vying with overwhelming numbers and exhausting variety. Kind of a classic east versus west scenario, in other words.

christeos_pir and devbrain, you have both won the use of the coveted title Grand Master Hinode for a period not to exceed 2 migratory cycles of the Japanese (Red-crowned) Crane or the end of your attention span, whichever comes first.

To both of you, congratulations, Hinode-shi!

For those genuinely interested in haiku, and perhaps somewhat more substantial contests, check here.

and this is just neat: http://www.gumballpoetry.com/flash/

I'm also fond of haiga. Check it out.

In conclusion, what can I end with but another haiku:

Words float on the breeze
Like cherry blossoms; haikus
by lunatic friends

Comments

[devbrain.livejournal.com]

The crowd cheers Hooray //
Two winners take their places //
Champagne all around

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Or *Scotch*, perhaps. The Japanese market for single-malt is huge. Japanese holding companies bought a bunch of the Scotch distilleries, though many were sold again after the big Nikkei stock market crash.

You left some here last time, a bit o' lovely Bowmore, I believe... Or...I did pick up a wee dram or two when passing through Gatwick in November -- Distiller's Edition double-matured 1987 Lagavulin (the fairly rare "Black Lagavulin," casked in Pedro Ximenez wood, pours like maple syrup -- liquid orgasm), and a 1967 Bunnahabhain -- cask strength, one of 234 bottles taken from a single cask in 2002. Yes, was temporary insanity, yes, I momentarily forgot the 2-1 conversion rate, and yes I'm still paying for it ;> It's getting harder and harder to find, much less afford, Scotch as old as I...*sigh* Come an' get it...

And the same prize for you, Chris, if you ever decide to make the trek up nawth...

[contentlove.livejournal.com]

How did I miss this?
Only Saturn knows for sure:
moments fall like rain.

[devbrain.livejournal.com]

No, No and Thrice No //
Too Late to Enter it Now //
The Prize Must Be Mine!

[contentlove.livejournal.com]

Oh, I understand:
let no noisy storm threaten
your coveted prize!

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Brief, sacred moment
is past; but one thing is sure
another will come

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

big head expected
once he finds out about this
that's life with a Leo

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Bane of sagely head
to suddenly discover
need bigger doors now!

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

get out power tools
house destruction begins now
Leo: great excuse

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Leos break the house
But not alone in that joy (http://www.casachaos.net/Casa_Chaos2005/pages/page_119.html)--
Pisces do it (http://www.casachaos.net/Casa_Chaos2005/pages/page_114.html) too!

[christeos-pir.livejournal.com]

I would like to thank,
for making this possible:
the little people


PS: Is a Hinode more like a Cathode or an Anode?

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

I would like to thank,
for making this possible:
the little people


You mean the Fair Folk wrote those for you? How marvelous!

PS: Is a Hinode more like a Cathode or an Anode?


Triode, Tetrode or Pentode, perhaps. Ooh, I'm showing my age there... (or at least that of my tube amp) ;>

Hinode, of course, is more like rice (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Nov/13/1113localnews12.html).

[elnigma.livejournal.com]

always the winner
those too proud to seek the prize
I'm stealing the gold

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Arrrrrr! *Pirates?!!* Funny,
how it always comes down to
bug'ry in the end.

don't it though?

[elnigma.livejournal.com]

Rum, men, and more men
What a fine crew, me mateys
Here comes the white whale

Re: don't it though?

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Here comes the white whale

*rolls eyes* That's what they *all* say...

Re: don't it though?

[elnigma.livejournal.com]

Yes, wouldn't ye know
Ye fisherman's "big white whale"
was just a minnow

Re: don't it though?

[christeos-pir.livejournal.com]

if not for brave crew
the minnow would have been lost
on three hour tour

Re: don't it though?

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Captain of Minnow
chuckles at the antics of
his "little buddy"

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

leos don't break house
virgos do-- think it's way fun
leos just grumble

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Leos bash, crash, at
random, but clever Virgos
break things precisely

[elnigma.livejournal.com]

Roof, floor, bed, and food
Taurus says that life is good
Now where's the remote?