Thirteen Syllables Or Less

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daylights advent comes from a benevolent smile contest by Timothy Hicks 03/29/2016

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/2/2016 7:49:00 PM

wow, now there was a little gem I somehow had missed!

Charlie Smith
Date: 6/2/2016 9:28:00 PM

So glad you found it Andrea...

Timothy Hicks

Date: 4/2/2016 9:23:00 PM

You have a good point, Charlie. Sometime in the future I'll be hosting a similar contest, but will be more lenient about subject matter. I hate having good poems not appear due to technicalities!

Charlie Smith
Date: 4/2/2016 9:54:00 PM

I don't think I made my point clear. The integrity of your judging was not an issue. By entering your contest, one should interpret what is desired by you to be a qualifying entry. Time and again I seem to fall short of recognizing what is wanted and miss the point. It's just something I have to improve on, if I want to continue participating. Thanks Tim, hopefully my skills will improve.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 4/1/2016 1:25:00 AM

Thanks for participating in my contest, Charlie! You know, to tell you the truth I really liked your poem because of how thought provoking it was, but the reason I was skeptical about it was because haiku is typically about things happenings and action taking place (streams rushing, birds chirping, etc.,), while this was more towards the realm of Proverb. Hope that makes sense! Still a great poem, nonetheless.

Charlie Smith
Date: 4/1/2016 6:27:00 AM

I guess My ignorance of form definition is at issue. What always seems more important to me is meaningful thought, and that instead of how many adjectives you can put on a line will loose more contests, it seems than any other reason. For me this is a learning process, and I am very thankful that you took the time to explain your decision. Thanks for hosting, Tim...Charlie