Robert P. Weston (Nara-ken, 2002-04), author of Zorgamazoo, has reviewed all haiku submissions containing the designated word “prose“ for Haiku Challenge #2 and has selected a winner to receive a free copy of his book. Read on for his decision and rationale.
Following in the footsteps of James Kennedy (Nara-ken, 2004-06), I feel obliged to assemble a short-list of honourable mentions. I make no claims, however, as to having any insightfulness when it comes to properly appreciating haiku…
Second runner-up, for its tenderness and topicality (’tis the season, after all), we have Justin Tedaldi’s entry:
The gift was thoughtful
The letter’s prose delightful
Happy holidays
—Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02)
First runner-up, for it’s gritty natural realism, is Alexei Esikoff’s ode to the grim weather of the Midwest:
The temperature drops
Buried under slushy prose
Minneapolis
—Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02)
Finally, the winner this week is Meredith Hodges-Boos (who had an honourable mention in the previous contest, incidentally). Her haiku appeals to my love of word play — and even manages a nifty metaphor in the meantime. Congrats, Meredith!
Take roses with ‘P’s
Mix in the ordinary
Watch word gardens grow
—Meredith Hodges-Boos (Ehime-ken, 2003-05)
Click “Read More” to see the other haiku submitted.
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I don’t have to rhyme
My everyday words are fine
Oops, oh well, that’s prose.
—Meredith Hodges-Boos (Ehime-ken, 2003-05)
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Prose? Quick to Google
Remembering old English
Terms is way too hard.
—Meredith Hodges-Boos (Ehime-ken, 2003-05)
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Christmas season songs
Ringaling ting tingaling
The worst kind of prose
—Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02)
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My student opined
Eat Kurisumasu keki
Such beautiful prose
—Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02)
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The temperature drops
Buried under slushy prose
Minneapolis
—Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02)
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The cars make snow gray
Full of grit and city grime
My prose fails me so
—Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02)
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