Friday Haiku Contest Winner!
Last week's theme word was KEY and those who have entered the Friday Haiku Contest in the past have pretty much learned that the key to winning the contest is to enter! Yes, it's true. Enter the contest and you'll likely win ... if not the first time, then maybe the second; if not the second, then probably the third. (Unless, of course, you're writing about gas, Miss Debbie!)
The most recent winning haiku, my favorite using the theme word of KEY (and I admit, written by a new member of the haiku-writing team ... someone who had not yet won!), is:
Take me in your arms
And lock me inside your heart -
Throw away the key!
~ Tanja
Congratulations, Tanja! You've figured out the key to winning, you used the word KEY in your heartwarming haiku, and now you are awarded ...
a key!
This old brass skeleton key may not work on any doors or hearts, but sitting on your desk, it just might unlock your creativity! Contact me, Tanja, to claim your prize.
Everyone else -- including those who've not yet blazed the haiku trail: Details on this week's Friday Haiku Contest can be found right HERE.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Reader Comments (3)
I love your Friday Haiku contest. Maybe I had better get my 6th graders to submit an entry (that would be after I have introduced the Haiku form).
Thanks! You could enter your own haiku as a practice before introducing the kids to it! I'd love for you to join us! :o)
Hello Lisa, what a lovely surprise! Do you know that in Malta, that type of key was used to open house doors, in my granny's time? I look forward to receiving my prize, since this type of key is now quite hard to find!
This is some information about it:
http://www.62582.com/maltesehouses.htm
From the inside one would see the door lock. This lock was manually manufactured by local blacksmiths and therefore, it was quite large when compared with today's modern locks. A glance at one of the keys used at the time would be enough to understand the size of the locks. These type of keys (in Maltese called muftieh) nowadays are being used as a decoration on shelving or a side table, or as a paperweight on desks.