The long awaited 5-7-5 results are here!
I apologize for the delay, but with the storms in the Midwest, finally starting my shiny new job and making some other, tough decisions, I’ve been busier than anticipated. I received a wide variety of haiku, some from folks I know and bloggers most readers might recognize, and also from some pretty cool people I haven’t had the opportunity to meet yet. My mailbox is still bulging with the surprising amount of entries, and Bellwether even managed to e-mail me at 11:59 PM EST last Friday, when the contest officially ended. I’d like to thank everyone who contributed or mentioned this little endeavor to friends, and I hope that you either had fun participating or will enjoy reading them today!
Congratulations to Eustashius of Faux Paws fame for winning the main event (and gift card)—and giving me a good laugh!

Here are just a few of the other great entries!
Edgeworth from LF3 More actually submitted a haiku in Japanese that follows all the original rules, and his inclusion of the kanji and hiragana really allows for a visual experience of how the haiku reads.

Aeolos from Wanderings of the Meandering Mind offers a feral druid’s summer safety wisdom:

Phaelia from Resto4Life submitted a series of Northrend themed haiku and took the “seasonal” or “nature” theme to heart:

Ahmen from Moonguard offered a whimsical view of the giant, lumbering bear, and I’m reminded of how totally sweet it’d be if Dire Bear form displayed armor. Or, you know, at least a cape.

And finally, Korryna, also known as Valenna from Parry! Dodge! Spin! pays homage to the Darnassian deity:

I suppose I need to submit a few of my own, and since I’ve been accused of hopping on the anti-boomkin bandwagon, a few fat-bird flavored haiku:

Additionally, Lycentia wrote a Rawrberry flavored haiku-chain that I’d like to share but couldn’t justifiably “consider” in the contest.

Thanks again to everyone who participated, and I promise more updates soon!
