Haiku - Catalpa

catalpa -

          fronds as grand green spades...

                    orchid strands




~ 2nd Place ~  in the "Haiku - Trees" Poetry Contest, Mick Talbot, Sponsor.

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Eve Roper

Date: 5/2/2018 8:00:00 PM

Great imagery, Greg, ... congratulations on your win.. Hugs Eve

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/3/2018 11:00:00 AM

That's very kind of you, Eve ... thank you so much! :-) <3

MD Johnson

Date: 5/2/2018 7:23:00 PM

Congratulations! Very nicely done.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/3/2018 10:59:00 AM

Thank you so much, MD - much appreciated! :-)

Mick Talbot

Date: 5/2/2018 6:08:00 PM

4u or any1 who sponsors contests a ? The contest stipulations as posted by Poetry Soup, have one stating, no illustrations, nothing on it being compulsory, or is it? That is my question, 4 if images r permissible then it would make possible the form haiga. As is Gregory, that is what you have, inadvertently, I dont know, done. Yes, by adding a pic u have converted yor haiku in2 a haiga, a combination of both. Now had that been pos then 2nd would of been 1st Congratulations regardless a good 2nd.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/2/2018 6:24:00 PM

I also always assumed that the "no illustrations" stipulation was for the poem submission body itself, as that is all that appears to me when I am judging. Again, no excuse, just explaining where my misconceptions came from. I thank you very much for clarifying for me! :-)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/2/2018 6:17:00 PM

I thought the photos or illustrations did not appear to the sponsor/judge, and I sincerely apologize ... when I do contests, there is only the poem and whatever the poet types at the bottom, so I assumed it was that way for every sponsor, or I certainly would NOT have posted any photo. I must admit that I am new to this poetry thing, (I have only been writing poetry about 16 months), and so I am also unfamiliar with the fact that a photo/illustration changed Haiku to something else. Ignorance is certainly no excuse, but I do try to follow directions, and had I know that the photo would show up in judging, I would not have submitted it that way. Thank you very much for the placement and the lesson ...

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/2/2018 6:17:00 PM

Knowledge, growth and wisdom rarely come without pain, but now I KNOW, and I am thankful for the knowledge. Blessings, My Friend.

Mick Talbot
Date: 5/2/2018 6:10:00 PM

Sorry for reverting to texting mode, ran out of space. Mick