I normally choose to write my haiku like this, but it's award time... / ...gotta be formal. From here on, I'll use line breaks. Now... for the awards!

I've not yet announced
the sum totals from Week Six--
our semifinals.

So we'll now proceed
to announce the group results
that just led us here.

In Week Six, here were our authors:
theafaye: Haiku 7, 9 ( Read more... )

Alright, haiku fans... our finalists have phoned in with two haiku each. / Choose your favorite one from each matched pair of haiku; vote accordingly.

( Underneath the cut, two pairs of haiku-- choose one from each set. )

Polls with few voters: if there's any pattern, it's that there's no pattern. / Three incumbents played against three exes this week; just guess who schooled who!

3. whirled
6. theafaye
7. spanglo
9. sydb42
10. roina_arwen
12. ahavah_ehyeh

(All other stanzas were written by yours truly to fill in the gaps. Click here to review the two marked-up sestinas in a new window.)

Welcome back, Thea! ( Read more... )

In case you wondered, here's the list of this week's folks, in posted order:

1. sydb42
2. roina_arwen
3. firesign10
4. ahavah_ehyeh
5. whirled
6. spanglo
7. imafarmgirl
8. baxaphobia

Pains me to say it, but this week we bid adieu to good pal spanglo.

Topic in a sec. No, really this time, I swear. It's ready to go.

I apologize for the delay in posting - had a small crisis. :(

With no more ado, I present last week's players' true identities:

1. ahavah_ehyeh
2. spanglo
3. sydb42
4. whirled
5. firesign10
6. imafarmgirl
7. baxaphobia
8. roina_arwen
9. theafaye

So, with heavy heart, we must say goodbye this week to our theafaye. / She's likely relieved; bringing home a newborn leaves little haiku time ( Read more... )